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  • Argentina and Brazil have 'most sovereign credit risk from natural capital'

    05 February 2020

    Argentina and Brazil have been identified as the two G20 countries facing the greatest risk from factors associated with economic dependence on natural capital.

  • CBI launches waste management industry accreditation criteria

    16 December 2019

    Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has launched its green bond standard covering the waste management industry.

  • CBI, Dubai announce push to develop green sukuk

    17 September 2019

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with market authorities in Dubai to encourage the growth of the green sukuk market.

  • Will the taxonomy deliver?

    12 July 2019

    Will the EU's taxonomy succeed in boosting the flow of finance to a low-carbon economy, asks Elena K Johansson

  • EU’s TEG unveils final reports in milestone moment for sustainable finance

    18 June 2019

    In what has been billed a landmark moment for sustainable finance, a far-reaching set of recommendations for a taxonomy of sustainability economic activities, an EU Green Bond Standard and climate-themed benchmark indexes has been published.

  • Green bond comment, June 2019: Three reasons to be cheerful

    05 June 2019

    There has been a flurry of good news from the green, social and sustainability bond market in recent months. Here are three reasons to be cheerful.

  • EXCLUSIVE: EU's TEG broadens taxonomy to include 'transition' activities

    31 May 2019

    The EU's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) has broadened the scope of its taxonomy to include activities that help transition to a net-zero economy by 2050, in a move that opens the door to some fossil fuels and internal combustion engines, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Bonds round-up: ICBC, Banque Postale, ABN Amro, ERG, Yorkshire Water, Woolworths, Shinhan Bank, IADB, Chile, Otto, Arizona State University, NYC Housing, OPIC, Nomura, Trianon

    17 April 2019

    La Banque Postale has issued its first green bond, raising €750 million ($849 million).

  • Opportunity awaits - Understanding Asia's green building bond journey

    Green bond issuance should skyrocket over the next few years in the Asia-Pacific region, and this trend will be significantly driven by the construction of green buildings, according to projections from the IFC.

  • France green bond supports 7% reduction in residential sector emissions

    30 November 2018

    France's ground-breaking sovereign green bond contributed to a projected 7% reduction in the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the country's residential homes sector, the first report on the bond's impact has revealed.