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Assessing Asian green bonds
14 August 2020Reporting of environmental and social impact is 'patchy' among Asian green bonds, finds a report, which recommends eight priorities for the market. Ahren Lester reports
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Green bond comment: August 2020: Have sustainability-linked bonds killed transition bonds?
05 August 2020The big news at the annual general meeting of the Green Bond Principles was the formation of the Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBPs).
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EU recovery fund deal could boost green bond market: S&P
24 July 2020A massive potential 'green' debt issuance to fund the EU coronavirus (Covid-19) recovery plan could help crowd-in further green private capital to the market, S&P Global Ratings tells Ahren Lester.
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China green bonds: the state and effectiveness of the market
03 July 2020Despite the strong growth in the Chinese green bond market in recent years, analysis by the Climate Policy Initiative's Donovan Escalante and June Choi shows there is still plenty policymakers and investors can do to boost how effective the market becomes
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Chinese green bond standard update a 'great signal' to market
11 June 2020After years of misalignment with global green bond standards, the new proposals from Chinese watchdogs should clear the way for greater green bond issuance. Ahren Lester reports
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Q&A with HSBC's Daniel Klier
05 June 2020The banking group's global head of sustainable finance talks about the impact of Covid-19, the future of fossil fuel investment, and reveals that the bank has had almost no response to its TCFD report.
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Green bond comment, June 2020: What use is use of proceeds?
03 June 2020Ahead of the Green Bond Principles AGM, Peter Cripps asks whether the 'use of proceeds' format is under threat
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Sovereign social bonds to protect lives and livelihoods
05 May 2020An exceptional shock deserves an exceptional response, argues Farah Imrana Hussain
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What makes a good corona-bond?
29 April 2020Amid the pressing need to rush out Covid-19 bonds, how to uphold best practice, asks Michael Hurley
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Could Generali's Green ILS framework kickstart a new market?
22 April 2020Issuing green cat bonds could help the Italian insurer to diversify its investor base, Mirko Sartori tells Peter Cripps