Archive

  • France's 'perfectly timed' inflation-linked green bond debut

    30 May 2022

    With a longstanding reputation as a prolific green bond issuer and innovator, France welcomed the strong demand for its 'perfectly timed' green 'linker' debut. Ahren Lester reports

  • EU Parliament drops gas, nuclear opposition in EU GBS

    16 May 2022

    Amid tough discussions, the Parliamentary amendments to the EU Green Bond Standard proposal go noticeably further than the Commissions plans in several critical ways. Ahren Lester reports

  • Comment: Premature sustainability-linked loan labelling is a credibility issue

    04 May 2022

    Ending the practice of prematurely using the 'sustainability-linked' label is low-hanging fruit for improving the credibility of performance-based instrument, argues Ahren Lester

  • NN IP green bond funds hit €5bn

    25 April 2022

    The changing economic environment has caused investors to switch between funds, but none are selling out of green bonds altogether, Bram Bos tells Ahren Lester

  • Breckinridge devises framework for net zero assessments

    19 April 2022

    The fixed income investor believes assessing companies' transition plans is a material investment consideration, writes Genevieve Redgrave

  • Berlin Hyp: Pushing bond innovation despite regulatory frustration

    18 April 2022

    After issuing its award-winning sustainability-linked bond in 2021, Berlin Hyp continues to look for opportunities to innovate in sustainable finance. Ahren Lester reports

  • A burning issue

    15 April 2022

    Incinerating waste to produce energy has no place in a green bond framework, argue Prashant Vaze and Dominic Hogg

  • Label fatigue and the role of bondholders in funding the future

    13 April 2022

    In the future, there will be less need for bond issuance to be in labelled bond form, argues Scott Freedman

  • Profile: Marilyn Ceci

    12 April 2022

    JP Morgan's former green bond head has a new role focusing on the transition, writes Peter Cripps

  • Milestone 'rhino' bond delivers 'sustainability squared'

    08 April 2022

    Investors seeking 'additionality' should be excited by the ground-breaking 'rhino' bond, the World Bank tells Ahren Lester