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Sanoma prepares rare €150m Nordic social bond debut

Finnish media and educational publishing firm Sanoma is planning to raise up to €150 million ($166 million) from its debut social bond, which could make it only the seventh social bond issuer in the Nordic region.

CBI to launch climate resilience taxonomy this month

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) will launch its initial Climate Resilience Taxonomy on 25 September with draft criteria, ahead of detailed thematic criteria being developed in the next phase of the work.

BeyondNetZero has proved it isn't too big for climate start-up space

General Atlantic's inaugural BeyondNetZero fund is 'very complementary' to the venture capital strategies, despite being nearly 10x the average VC fund size, its managing director has claimed.

Letshego issues first Namibian social bond

The Namibian arm of pan-African lender Letshego has raised NAD260 million ($15 million) from its debut social bond, which is also the first social note from a Namibian issuer.

ASEAN public sector 'critical' to energising local sustainable bond markets

Public sector issuers in Asia have a "significantly limited" presence in sustainable bond markets, but a think tank said sovereign and government-related bonds are "critical" to energising local sustainable bond issuance.

Landmark Slovenian social bond sends 'Samurai' sustainable bond market to record highs

Slovenia has raised JPY50 billion ($345 million) from a dual-tranche Japanese yen-denominated social bond, which is the first 'Samurai' social bond issued by a sovereign.

Hard for recycling companies to be 'commercially successful', warns BNP Paribas

Financing and adoption challenges means recycling companies will find it hard to be commercially successful, BNP Paribas Asset Management has warned, adding that companies with "good technologies" are still failing.

AI and biodiversity top engagement priorities for Federated Hermes

Scenario analysis, policy advocacy among biggest gaps in investor transition plans, Ceres finds

Only a handful of North America's largest investors use climate scenarios as part of strategic investment decision-making, and only about half provide information on their climate advocacy, according to a Ceres analysis of their transition plans.

Costa Rica 'almost done' with framework ahead of 2025 sustainable bond debut

Costa Rica is planning to issue its debut sovereign sustainable bond in the first half of 2025, but the Latin American country is not currently looking to use the sustainability-linked bond format like some regional peers.