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Eastspring: Some 'sustainable' funds will 'wilt' amid strengthening regulatory scrutiny
23 February 2023With regulatory scrutiny rising alongside investor interest, Eastspring says 'true-to-label' sustainable funds in Asia are set for a much better year. Ahren Lester reports
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Issuer profile: Greenyard
26 January 2023The fruit and vegetable supplier defends its 'sleeping SLL', arguing that setting KPIs post-issuance helped 'prevent a rush to unambitious targets'. Ahren Lester reports
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How the EBRD is going Paris aligned
24 January 2023The decision will change climate considerations in finance on three continents, writes Dana Kupova
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EU green bond standard mired in broader market discussions
23 January 2023Attempts to finalise a standard have been bogged down in talks about whether the labelled bond market also needs minimum requirements - but there is hope of resolution. Ahren Lester reports
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SLBs at 'inflection point' in 2023 as sustainable bond market rebounds
19 January 2023After struggling in late 2022, S&P's Dennis Sugrue tells Ahren Lester the sustainability-linked bond market needs to face up to its significant challenges to return as a driver rather than drag on sustainable bond growth in 2023
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Dispelling some myths around fixed income and responsible investment
16 January 2023Apart from discussions around green bonds, there is little understanding of the role of fixed income in enabling climate action or sustainable development, write Joshua Kendall and Rory Sullivan
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Transition to be a key theme for 2023, says ANZ
11 January 2023High-emitting sectors will increasingly come under scrutiny amid the net-zero transition, ANZ's Stella Saris Chow tells Genevieve Redgrave
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Sustainable debt issuer profile: CDL
10 January 2023CDL's Esther An tells Genevieve Redgrave how sustainable debt has played a key role in its decarbonisation plans
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Comment: Green bonds should not make the taxman blue
03 January 2023Sustainable bond issuers can have legitimate reasons for using 'tax havens,' but transparency is essential to avoid the practice tarnishing the market. Ahren Lester writes
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Liquidity is not a reason to avoid green bonds
22 December 2022Despite lower trading volumes, there are no additional transaction costs for green bonds investment - meaning lingering liquidity concern is no reason for investors to avoid green bonds, Axa IM's Johann Plé tells Ahren Lester