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  • Oceans and blue economy briefing afternoon round up

    10 June 2021

    The second instalment in a series of thematic briefing afternoons that Environmental Finance is running throughout the year on the topic of Natural Capital Investment.

  • Environmental Finance celebrates World Oceans Day

    07 June 2021

    To coincide with the UN World Oceans Day, Environmental Finance will host a thematic briefing afternoon focusing on oceans and the blue economy, to examine one of the most exciting areas of natural capital investment.

  • Nuveen: Sustainability-linked bonds fail our impact credibility test

    25 May 2021

    Nuveen has said the sustainability-linked bond structure is "lacking from the perspective of an impact investor" because such bonds do not require the issuer to specify how they will use the proceeds and because the measures designed to track sustainability progress can be "gamed".

  • Nuveen raises $575m with 'impact' debt fund IPO

    29 April 2021

    Nuveen has raised $575 million through the initial public offering (IPO) of a debt fund that it claims to be the first positive-impact, closed-end fund.

  • Green bonds California 2019

    06 November 2019

    The conference discussed a range of themes, including the California wildfires and what is the point of a label. Peter Cripps reports

  • Enel's sustainability bond was greenwashing, says Nuveen

    18 October 2019

    Enel's innovative €2.5 billion sustainability-linked bond has been branded greenwashing by Nuveen, one of the biggest investors in green bonds.

  • Sustainability bond labels can be a case of 'splitting hairs'

    23 September 2019

    The transition bond label is unnecessary and can amount to 'splitting hairs' over the perceived sustainability of some sections of the market, according to a leading green bond second opinion provider.

  • ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference 2019 - early bird ends this Friday

    01 August 2019

    The fifth annual ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference will take place in New York on 17 September.

  • First sovereign blue bond launched

    29 October 2018

    The Republic of Seychelles has issued a first-of-its-kind sovereign 'blue bond' to help conserve its marine environment, sparking hopes that the deal will kickstart a new market for ocean-themed bonds.

  • Green Bonds Americas – last chance to book!

    11 October 2017

    Registrations for Environmental Finance's agenda-setting Green Bonds Americas conference will close on Monday 16 October.