Archive

  • Green bond comment, February 2020: The EU's Ecolabel

    05 February 2020

    The EU's Ecolabel and green bonds are an imprecise match, says Peter Cripps

  • Target setting in sustainability-linked loans: ambition, not afterthought

    13 January 2020

    To protect the integrity of the sustainability-linked loan market, we need to ensure sustainability performance targets are negotiated and not tendered, argues Daniel Shurey

  • Green Bond Comment January 2020: Towards the first trillion

    09 January 2020

    Issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds surged about 40% in 2019, with combined issuance reaching $290 billion, according to preliminary data from Environmental Finance's Bond Database.

  • In defence of Enel's SDG-linked bond

    06 December 2019

    Meeting the European Commission's sustainability objectives requires innovation, argues Jacob Michaelsen

  • Green bond comment December: It's time for a CA100+ for sovereigns

    04 December 2019

    Bond investors need to start collectively engaging with national governments if the Paris targets are to be met, argues Peter Cripps

  • 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.

  • Green bond comment, November 2019: A market in transition

    06 November 2019

    The sustainability bond markets are in a state of creative chaos and are evolving in order to stay relevant, argues Peter Cripps

  • Green bonds California 2019

    06 November 2019

    The conference discussed a range of themes, including the California wildfires and what is the point of a label. Peter Cripps reports

  • 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