Archive

  • Comment, April 2022: An anti-'social' start for 2022

    05 April 2022

    The pandemic highlighted the importance of social finance. The fall in social issuance in 2022 needs to be reversed, Ahren Lester writes

  • 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

  • Q&A with IFC's Pushkala Ratan

    10 March 2022

    IFC's senior climate finance specialist for Asia spoke to Environmental Finance following the launch of its Guidelines for Blue Finance

  • 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

  • A 'year of records' for LGX

    18 February 2022

    The ground-breaking Luxembourg Green Exchange set fresh records in 2021, Laetitia Hamon tells Ahren Lester

  • Impact reporting: a work in progress

    08 February 2022

    Green bond impact reporting growing significantly, but problems remain, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • Milestone $1trn sustainable bond issuance crossed in 2021

    26 January 2022

    The long-anticipated $1 trillion issuance milestone was finally reached in 2021, laying the groundwork for another record-breaking year in 2022. Ahren Lester writes

  • Sustainable bonds in 2022 - beyond $1trn

    23 December 2021

    After another record-breaking 2021, hopes are high that sustainable bond issuance will surge past $1 trillion in 2022. Ahren Lester reports

  • KfW plans €10bn green bond issuance in 2022 after record 2021

    21 December 2021

    Following guidance-busting issuance in 2021 and an expanded green bond framework, KfW's Petra Wehlert tells Ahren Lester that expectations are high that it will surpass its 2022 green bond forecast

  • Using debt capital markets to address Africa's challenges

    26 November 2021

    Sustainable development in Africa requires a new financing approach, says Arvana Singh