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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.
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'Huge opportunity' for private transition credit growth, says HSBC
19 April 2024There is a "huge opportunity" for private credit markets to provide transition finance, in particular direct lending through sustainability-linked loans (SLLs), said HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM).
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NZAOA releases fourth target setting protocol
19 April 2024The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has released the fourth edition of the Target-Setting Protocol (TSP V4) which expands private asset classes coverage, requires a new round of targets and introduces the assessment of govvies' holdings.
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Sovereign green bonds should 'move on from railways' for impact
18 April 2024Sovereign issuers have been urged by an investor to look beyond clean transport - in particular, railways - for their green bond allocations in order to improve impact, an Environmental Finance event heard.
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GRESB secures investment from General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero Fund
18 April 2024General Atlantic has taken a majority stake in real assets sustainability standards and benchmarking body GRESB, through its BeyondNetZero climate growth fund.
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Transition and good returns 'aligning more' in bond markets
17 April 2024The link between issuers with good transition strategies and good returns in the bond market is increasingly becoming clearer, two transition bond fund managers told an Environmental Finance event.