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  • Sustainable investors remain cautious on UK green gilts

    15 October 2021

    As the UK prepares to issue it second sovereign green bond after a record-breaking debut, sustainable investors continue to raise concerns about certain aspects of its green bond programme. Ahren Lester reports

  • EU raises €12bn from record-breaking green bond debut

    13 October 2021

    The EU reported its €12 billion ($13.9 billion) green bond debut was more than 11 times oversubscribed by investors which makes it both the largest green bond issued and largest single order book to date, as the bloc kicks-off its much-anticipated €250 billion green bond programme.

  • Investors 'battling' against 'less robust' sustainability bond frameworks, says NN IP

    27 August 2021

    The rising popularity of "loose" sustainability bond frameworks is resulting in green and social elements which are "less robust"...

  • NN IP: Sovereign green bonds struggle for EU taxonomy alignment

    20 July 2021

    Sovereign green bonds "generally underperform" with regards to their alignment with the EU taxonomy of sustainable activities, according to NN IP, one of the biggest green bond fund managers