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Sustainability-linked bond issuance limps into 2024

Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance has had its weakest start to a year since the publication of principles boosted the market in 2020, according to Environmental Finance research.

Australia debut green bond expected from mid-May

Australia will issue its debut 10-year sovereign green bond between mid-May and the end of June, it emerged, as the sovereign announced it will launch investor roadshows from April.

Loan round-up: BBVA, Resilient, Wilmar and more

S&P: Climate-related credit rating actions 'to grow'

Climate-related credit rating actions at corporate and infrastructure issuers doubled in number last year and are expected to continue to increase, S&P Global Ratings predicts.

Bond round-up: Constellation, Iceland, CapitaLand ... and more

EU raises €7bn from first new green bond since 2022

The EU has raised €7 billion ($7.6 billion) from a green bond in a deal that was more than 12-times oversubscribed.

Constellation raises $900m in first US 'nuclear' green bond

US energy firm Constellation has raised $900 million from the first green bond from an US issuer which can be used to finance nuclear power projects.

Corporate green bond issuance passes $1trn milestone

Cumulative corporate green bond issuance has now crossed $1 trillion, just over a decade after a company tapped the market for the first time.

Financial firms green bond lending disclosures 'need more detail'

Financial institutions that issue green bonds need to provide more detail on their 'green' lending portfolios, according to one investor.

US muni sustainable bond market to grow in 2024, predicts S&P

US municipal issuance of sustainable bonds is forecast to grow 5% in 2024 as issuers are incentivised to return to the market and issuance sizes continue to grow, according to S&P Global Ratings.