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Embedding sustainability: a call to action for banks to operationalise
10 October 2024A blueprint from UNEP FI guides banks to play a pivotal part in transitioning towards climate-resilient, sustainable economy, writes Eric Usher
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Ontario: Sustainable bond market is 'lightyears' ahead of where it was 10 years ago
09 October 2024The ground-breaking provincial green bond issuer reflects on the growing sophistication of the market over the past decade. Ahren Lester reports
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Lending with 'true additionality'
08 October 2024Impact debt is the remedy to missing middle, Eiffel's Fabrice Dumonteil tells Jennifer Forrest
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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DNB 'hopes others will follow' its transition loan framework
09 September 2024The Norwegian bank's framework is an "important step" to make it easier for its clients to understand its expectations around 'transition loans', Nina Ahlstrand and Morten Knutzen tell Ahren Lester
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CBI optimistic of 'really quick uptake' for climate resilience taxonomy
04 September 2024The Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy aims to feed the growing appetite for climate adaptation and resilience investments. Ahren Lester reports
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Indian sustainable bond guidance extension 'necessary, but not sufficient'
28 August 2024The sustainable bond guidance extension by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is a "necessary, but not sufficient" condition for stimulating more issuance in the country - but it has the potential to "open up" transition finance in the country. Ahren Lester reports
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Climate adaptation: a 'missed opportunity' in sustainable bonds
12 August 2024Climate adaptation is finding its feet in the sustainable bond market, but Craig Davies says opportunities are being missed to turn risk into investment. Ahren Lester reports
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Sustainable bond 'maturity wall' to reshape market
09 August 2024With $1 trillion of sustainable bonds approaching maturity, will their issuers return to the market, asks Ahren Lester
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Natixis CIB: Transition will be a key growth driver
05 August 2024The French bank feels it is ahead of the game on ESG and hopes the transition to a net zero-carbon economy will help fuel its growth plans, Mohamed Kallala tells Peter Cripps