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Mirova: EU Green Bond Standard weak on impact reporting rules
12 July 2023Felipe Gordillo says the EU should have gone further on impact reporting requirements in its landmark green bond regulation. Ahren Lester reports
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AIB: SLL bond market development would be 'big plus'
31 May 2023After successful green and social bond issuance, the Irish bank is eager for the sustainable bond market to develop an instrument to directly support sustainability-linked loan lending. Ahren Lester reports
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Sustainable bond impact reports 'still lack comparability'
19 May 2023Bond issuers 'should do more' to align with impact reporting frameworks, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Ahren Lester reports
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LGX: Gender-focused bonds are growing, but reporting is limited
17 May 2023A report from Luxembourg Stock Exchange shows the market for gender-focused bonds deserves better impact reporting. Ahren Lester reports
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GSAM: 36% of European investors ready to invest in social bonds
16 May 2023More investors are expected to switch some of their conventional bond allocation to social bonds, Bram Bos tells Ahren Lester
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Sneak peek: The CBI's resilience taxonomy blueprint
11 May 2023The Climate Bonds Initiative's blueprint is intended to provide a practical tool for financial markets to intensify their focus on adaptation and resilience investments, writes Ahren Lester
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ESG-dilutive acquisitions becoming a 'deal-breaker'
05 May 2023M&A deals are no longer just about earnings per share, Trisha Taneja tells Ahren Lester
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Comment: Is the tide turning for SLBs?
26 April 2023After a rough end to 2022 for sustainability-linked bonds, Ahren Lester argues 2023 is showing signs of being a more positive year for the under-pressure instrument
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GAM: Bank, insurer green bond focus 'amplifies' investment impact
24 April 2023The Swiss asset manager has been "positively surprised" by the financial institution response to engagement by its ground-breaking green bond fund, Ahren Lester reports
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Union Investment: SLBs can have impact
03 April 2023The market needs to promote the strongest SLBs rather than just pile-in on the weakest in order to support the development of a potentially valuable instrument, Union Investment's Johannes Böhm tells Ahren Lester.