Nordea: An 'SLL bond' market could emerge 'very quickly'
The Nordic bank believes its ground-breaking 'sustainability-linked loan bond' is poised to kick-start further issuance quickly, Jacob Michaelsen tells Ahren Lester
HSBC: Biodiversity-focused SLBs could increase
An increase in the issuance of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) linked to biodiversity could result from the combination of the forthcoming biodiversity COP with an ICMA release, writes Thomas Cox
Sustainable bonds take record market share
Sovereign green bond issuance helped labelled debt secure a record share of the European bond market in the second quarter, Ahren Lester writes
China green bond principles 'important' but imperfect
Publication of the China GBPs has potential wide-ranging implications for the green bond market, but they remain a work in progress. Ahren Lester reports
Comment: Sustainability-linked finance - Failure must be an option
We want issuers of sustainability-linked instrument to miss targets - or else all pretensions of ambition for the transition instrument will wither, writes Ahren Lester
Social bond market now 'sufficiently mature' for fund construction
Following a surge in issuance since 2020, social bonds have come of age and NN IP's Roel van Broekhuizen tells Ahren Lester why the Dutch asset manager feels ready to join in with its own fund
The EBRD's investment in green bonds passes €1bn
As the multilateral development institution celebrates a milestone, Friso de Jong and Dan Storey explain the EBRD's future work priorities
$3trn sustainable bond issuance milestone crossed
Despite a weaker than expected start to 2022, sustainable bond issuance continues to break new ground as it reaches a landmark $3 trillion total. Ahren Lester reports
Comment: SLBs - still a work in progress
Updates to The Principles are welcome but will not solve the problems facing the sustainability-linked bond market, argues Ahren Lester
Why Enel turned to sustainability-linked bonds
After kick-starting the sustainability-linked bond market in 2019, the Italian firm continues to drive interest in the fast-growing market. Ahren Lester reports