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Green bond investors eschew EDF 'nuclear' green bond
14 February 2024Dedicated green bond investors largely avoided the ground-breaking 'nuclear' green bond from French energy firm EDF, according to Barclays - but there was "good demand" from sustainable investors more widely.
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Snam steps away from transition bonds with green, SLB deal
13 February 2024Snam has raised €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) from a dual-tranche green and sustainability-linked bond, as the Italian energy infrastructure firm stepped back from the 'transition' bond label it helped pioneer.
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Fitch: Real estate slump sinks offshore Chinese sustainable bond market
13 February 2024Offshore Chinese sustainable bond issuance slumped a third in 2023 as issuance from the country's ailing property sector contracted significantly, according to Sustainable Fitch - but onshore issuance continued to grow.
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Barclays: Investors expect more sovereign SLB issuers in 2024
12 February 2024A majority of investors are expecting new sovereigns to issue sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) in 2024, according to a Barclays survey - despite reservations about the performance-based instrument.
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$4trn outstanding sustainable bond milestone crossed
09 February 2024The sustainable bond market has crossed the $4 trillion outstanding issuance milestone, according to Environmental Finance Data - but a maturing market could slow progress towards the next trillion.
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Hong Kong raises $750m from second 'digital' green bond
08 February 2024Hong Kong has raised more than $750 million from a multi-currency green bond, issued in digital format using blockchain technology.
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Japan confirms ground-breaking 'transition bond' debut next week
08 February 2024Japan is going to raise around JPY800 billion ($5.4 billion) from its ground-breaking debut 'climate transition' bond (CTB) next week, becoming both the sovereign to use the 'transition' bond label.
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Bond round-up: IBRD, UK, CaixaBank and ... more
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$1trn, again: Record sustainable bond issuance forecast for 2024
07 February 2024Sustainable bond issuance is forecast to see $1 trillion dollar of issuance in 2024, for the first time since the record-breaking total in 2021, according to Environmental Finance Data (EF Data).
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Sustainable bond fund universe expands to more than 100
07 February 2024A spate of fund launches pushed the number of vehicles specialising in labelled sustainable bonds past the 100 mark, research by Environmental Finance has revealed.