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Sustainable bond spotlight on Poland
16 October 2023Are Poland's 'real economy' sectors ripe for issuance, asks Guy Richardson
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Are debt-for-nature swaps misunderstood?
04 October 2023Debt-for-nature swaps have faced criticism, but they may have an important role to play in protecting biodiversity in developing markets. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Berkshire Hills: Issuing a sustainable bond is a 'no brainer'
27 September 2023Berkshire Hills hopes its ground-breaking sustainability bond will be followed by others, but the US community bank's Gary Levante tells Ahren Lester the market needs a small and mid-cap 'evolution'
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Real economy sustainable bonds: Spotlight on Romania
20 September 2023Guy Richardson looks at the prospects for the sustainable debt issuance from the country's power, agribusiness, and transport sectors
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S&P Shades of Green: Updated SPO offers more than just 'an extra shade'
18 September 2023The financial research and analysis firm tells Ahren Lester its updated second-party opinion (SPO) methodology is more than just a marriage of the separate S&P and Shades of Green models
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'To be truly impactful, we need to scale the capital base'
08 September 2023Pentagreen Capital has inked its first deal. Next, it wants to create blended finance structures that help attract other institutional investors, Marat Zapparov tells Jennifer Forrest
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Forever chemicals need investment solutions today
30 August 2023PFAS in water are one of the most pressing environmental concerns today, writes Cindy Jia
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Thai regulator looks to taxonomy to boost green bond issuance
14 August 2023Thailand's financial markets regulator says its 'traffic light' taxonomy will boost green bond issuances and catalyse transition finance. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Hungary 'looking into' sustainability-linked, social bonds after green update
14 August 2023After updating its green bond framework, Hungary is considering expanding into other sovereign sustainable bond labels. Ahren Lester reports
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Is Anti-ESG here to stay?
11 August 2023The US arguably pioneered Responsible Investment and its anti-ESG movement will prove temporary, writes Christopher Wigley