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France: Record 2026 sovereign green bond issuance forecast
04 March 2026France has increased the amount it can potentially raise from green bonds in 2026 to €23 billion ($27 billion), laying the foundations for record-breaking annual volumes from the major sovereign issuer.
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ADB issues first 'glacier melt' green bond
04 March 2026The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised $100 million from a green bond focused on supporting and raising awareness for resilience projects focused on the impact of melting glaciers.
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Metrobank prepares PHP5bn sustainability bond debut
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Bpifrance raises €1bn from debut 'European Green Bond'
03 March 2026French public sector investment bank Bpifrance has raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from its first green bond using the 'European Green Bond' (EuGB) label.
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Austria's €1bn green bond tap 13-times oversubscribed
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Indonesian healthcare firm seals 'first-of-kind' sustainability-linked loan
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Consistent Carrefour's SLB sees orderbook jump
27 February 2026French supermarket chain Carrefour has raised €500 million ($590 million) from its first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) of 2026, with the orderbook increasing significantly from its previous issuance of the performance-based bond.
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'Now is probably the time to issue a social bond'
26 February 2026Danske Bank has urged issuers considering issuing social or sustainability bonds to enter the market, as social debt supply increasingly lags demand.
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EIB becomes biggest EuGB issuer with record-breaking bond
25 February 2026The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its second European Green Bond (EuGB), with the €4 billion ($4.7 billion) deal the largest to use the label to date.
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'Hard time seeing a lot of use cases for transition bonds'
24 February 2026SEB is finding it a "hard time" identifying significant opportunities to use the newly launched climate transition bond (CTB) label in Northern European markets, but there are potential focused opportunities in Europe.
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Latvenergo raises €300m through second EuGB issuance
18 June 2026Latvia's state-owned utility Latvenergo has raised €300 million ($344 million) through a seven-year European Green Bond (EuGB), to finance a major renewable energy expansion programme across the Baltic region.
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Draft ESRS for non-EU companies unveiled
18 June 2026Draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for reporting by companies based outside the EU but generating large revenues in the bloc have been published, in advance of a vote to approve them for consultation next month.
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Sanctuary raises £350m through inaugural sustainability bond
18 June 2026UK housing association Sanctuary has raised £350 million ($402 million) through its inaugural sustainability bond, attracting an orderbook of more than £1.3 billion.
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PGGM: We really see return and impact value in blue bonds
18 June 2026Blue bonds will become more important as nature and biodiversity goals among institutional investors grow, Raymond van Wersch tells Ahren Lester
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Middle East deal won't pull the plug on electrification drive, says Vontobel
18 June 2026Energy efficiency and electrification will remain dominant themes, even after the Iran-US conflict is resolved, says Vontobel Asset Management, as economies resolve to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon world.