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Sustainable Fitch: EM bonds perform best on impact metrics

Sustainability bonds from emerging market issuers outperform their developer market counterparts on impact performance, despite disclosing less information, research from Sustainable Fitch found.

EIB: GCF investment 'significant boost' to Global Green Bond Initiative

The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) investment in the Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) will boost "its strong potential to help countries mobilising climate finance at scale", according to the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Australian Taxonomy-linked sustainable bond guidance expected by early 2026

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) expects to publish dedicated guidance for using the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy in labelled sustainable bond transactions by early 2026 at the latest.

Côte d'Ivoire launches 'bold' sovereign sustainability-linked debt framework

Côte d'Ivoire has published its sustainability-linked finance framework, preparing the ground to become the first sub-investment grade sovereign issuer of the target-based instrument.

IDB, World Bank launch 'Amazonia Bond' programme with $1bn deal plan

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced plans to raise $1 billion from a debut 'Amazonia Bond' after it launched a new sustainable bond issuance platform focused on the Amazon with the World Bank.

GCF approves anchor investment in €3bn public-private EM green bond fund

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a €200 million ($235 million) anchor investment in a public-private emerging market (EM) green bond fund developed by the EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI).

Sustainable debt round-up: BPIfrance, Snam, Aliro Group ... and more

London 'super sewer' seals first sterling 'blue bond'

Long-standing green bond issuer Tideway London has raised £250 million ($344 million) from its debut 'blue bond,' with the 'super sewer' developer securing the first sterling-denominated bond with the closely watched label.

Debt-for-nature swaps get guidance to support scalability, project expansion

The first 'practice standards' for the rapidly growing 'debt-for-nature' swaps has been published, which looks to introduce greater consistency in the bespoke instruments...

Pioneering Poland returns to green bond market after six-year hiatus

Poland has raised €1.25 billion ($1.5 billion) from its first green bond since 2019, nine years after the central European country became the first sovereign sustainable bond issuer.