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Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market
24 April 2024The missed target tied to more than $10 billion worth of sustainability-linked bonds from Italian energy firm Enel has been described as showing the "value" of the performance-based instrument,...
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'Unprecedented': Woodside Energy climate plan rejected by investors
24 April 2024Australian oil and gas firm Woodside Energy had its climate transition plan rejected by a majority of shareholders at its annual general meeting (AGM), with investor groups arguing this record-breaking opposition showed its plans remained "insufficient".
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More money market funds are Article 8, but fewer put ESG in the name
24 April 2024Nearly three-quarters of European money market funds (MMFs) are now classified as Article 8 under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR),...
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Rwanda considering sovereign SLB after development bank success
23 April 2024Rwanda is considering issuing a sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) after its development bank successfully issued a ground-breaking deal last year, an Environmental Finance event heard.
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Austria launches ground-breaking 'green' money market instrument
23 April 2024Austria has launched the first sovereign 'green' money market product which is open to retail investors, with a "strong uptake" in the 'Green Bundesschatz' reported from investors already.
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Transition bond label is a 'distraction' for transition finance, says MetLife IM
22 April 2024A dedicated 'transition bond' label for corporate issuers "distracts" from the forward-looking, long-term focus that transition finance requires, according to MetLife Investment Management (MetLIfe IM).
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"Concerted effort" needed to move away from plastic, says Iceberg Data Lab
22 April 2024A "concerted effort" by the financial sector is needed to halt the impact of plastic on the environment and its role as a driver of deforestation, Iceberg Data Lab has said.
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Microfinance firm issues first social bond in Panama
22 April 2024BBVA Microfinance Foundation-owned Microserfin has raised $5 million from the first social bond in Panama as part of a planned $40 million programme.
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Hard-to-abate 'transition' bonds can be 'green' if obsolescence risk managed
19 April 2024Bond issuances tackling hard-to-abate sectors can have their transition-focused bonds judged as green bonds if they manage "obsolescence risk," a sustainable bond investor told an Environmental Finance event.
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TotalEnergies pauses SLB plans amid weak market development
19 April 2024French oil supermajor TotalEnergies told Environmental Finance it has paused plans to only issue sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) after the market for the performance-based instrument did not "develop as anticipated" - especially in the US.