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  • Investors turn to natural capital for resilience and reputation

    25 November 2019

    A growing number of mainstream investment firms are allocating capital to preserving and enhancing natural assets, but much more is needed, say Graham Cooper and Sophie Tremolet

  • Sustainability-linked bonds complement and bolster the sustainable finance market

    08 November 2019

    Sustainability-linked bonds have the potential to entice issuers, diversify economic options available to investors, and encourage outcome-focused sustainable finance, argue Aaron Franklin, Paul Davies, Ignacio Domínguez and Kristina Wyatt.

  • Supporting transition through green bond issuance

    05 November 2019

    EBRD issued its first green transition bond last month. Isabelle Laurent and Carel Cronenberg explain its approach

  • In response to accusations that Enel's SDG bond was greenwashing

    31 October 2019

    Now that the G-word has been dropped, let's talk about it, says Stan Dupré

  • Demographic trends pose risks to sovereign creditworthiness

    24 October 2019

    Demographic trends are one of 15 factors considered by Fitch in its ESG relevance scores. Ed Parker explains

  • ING: let's align climate reporting frameworks

    23 October 2019

    Dutch bank ING has developed a strategy for aligning its lending portfolio with the Paris Agreement, and urges others to follow, Michael Hurley writes

  • Setting the benchmark for sustainable banking

    18 September 2019

    The Principles for Responsible Banking are due to be launched this month. Could they be a game-changer for the sector, Michael Hurley asks

  • Sustainable finance: it's all about transition! Part two

    13 September 2019

    In the second of this two-part series, Hervé P. Duteil explores the concept of Transition Finance and its limits, and proposes a non-prescriptive framework to start thinking about transition bonds (and loans)

  • Growing the NY Green Bank

    13 September 2019

    NY Green Bank's Alfred Griffin will deliver a keynote address at next week’s ESG in Fixed Income conference, featuring Green Bonds Americas. He tells Michael Hurley about the bank's next moves

  • Sustainable finance: it's all about transition! Part one

    06 September 2019

    In the first of this two-part series, Hervé P. Duteil explores the question of what transition finance is and identifies three revolutions within it