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  • Why efficient buildings are more important than ever

    05 May 2022

    EU energy law revisions are an invitation for the financial sector to focus on energy efficiency, says Julian Popov

  • Comment: Premature sustainability-linked loan labelling is a credibility issue

    04 May 2022

    Ending the practice of prematurely using the 'sustainability-linked' label is low-hanging fruit for improving the credibility of performance-based instrument, argues Ahren Lester

  • NN IP green bond funds hit €5bn

    25 April 2022

    The changing economic environment has caused investors to switch between funds, but none are selling out of green bonds altogether, Bram Bos tells Ahren Lester

  • Label fatigue and the role of bondholders in funding the future

    13 April 2022

    In the future, there will be less need for bond issuance to be in labelled bond form, argues Scott Freedman

  • Profile: Marilyn Ceci

    12 April 2022

    JP Morgan's former green bond head has a new role focusing on the transition, writes Peter Cripps

  • Green bond fund assets reach $25bn

    17 March 2022

    Despite challenging market conditions, total assets in green bond funds hit $25 billion at the end of 2021. Ahren Lester reports

  • Chile sends 'strong message' to sustainability-linked bond market

    07 March 2022

    Amid rising scrutiny of sustainability-linked bonds, Chile's debt head Patricio Sepúlveda Carmona hopes its landmark sovereign bond can set a strong baseline for future issuers. Ahren Lester reports

  • Pass the Dutchie

    24 February 2022

    A new sustainable bond fund excludes Dutch and Australian sovereign bonds. Peter Cripps reports

  • Mobilising private debt to support the hydrogen industry

    17 February 2022

    The sector's transition to commercial scale requires direct and massive involvement by the banking sector, says Anne-Christine Champion

  • BlackRock: the year everything changed for sustainable ETFs

    28 January 2022

    Record-breaking flows into sustainable ETFs in 2021 reflected significant tailwinds for the market, Manuela Sperandeo told Ahren Lester - but more is to come