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Bond issuers urged 'don't be shy' by transition bond investors
23 February 2026Transition-focused fixed income investors want a broad range of bond issuers to engage with them on their transition plans to identify pragmatic ways to generate real-economy impact, according to NatWest.
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Data centre firm Yondr secures debut £532m green ABS
23 February 2026London-based data centre developer Yondr has issued its first green bond with a £532 million ($717 million) asset-backed security (ABS) to refinance part of its development of a more than 100MW campus in Berkshire.
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BII should consider sustainable bonds to scale impact finance focus
20 February 2026British International Investment (BII) has been urged to consider issuing its own sustainable bonds to finance its lower-risk climate-focused investments to help scale its broader impact finance activities.
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Parkway Life REIT secures 'milestone' debut social loan, green bond
20 February 2026Healthcare-focused Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (PLife REIT) has launched a debut social loan and green bond deals after publishing its sustainable financing framework.
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Nascent Sri Lankan sustainable bond market seeks foreign investors
20 February 2026As sustainable bond issuance grows, Punyamali Saparamadu tells Ahren Lester the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is focusing on finding ways to attract foreign investors
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SLB performance reporting in 'strong focus' amid wave of target observations
19 February 2026Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) performance reporting is set to be in "strong focus" over the next few months, as a flurry of issuers are expected to report on late-2025 targets.
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Air France-KLM, Accor confirm SLB target misses
19 February 2026Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM and French hotel chain Accor have confirmed they have missed the emissions reduction targets tied to their sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs).
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NatWest: 'Imperative' bond issuers attract fast-growing transition funds
18 February 2026Bond issuers should not let the "ambiguity" of transition finance definitions hold them back from the "clear opportunity" that the "significant and growing" transition fund market offers, according to NatWest.
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Croatia's Zagrebački signs €56 million green loan with IFC
18 February 2026Zagrebački Holdings has secured a €56 million ($66 million) green loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to upgrade municipal vehicles and equipment in the Croatian capital.
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Back-to-basics North American sustainable bond engagement as issuers 'shy away'
17 February 2026A major sustainable bond investor has focused attention on improving the basic use-of-proceeds reporting from North American issuers, as impact reporting engagement risked "scaring people away" from issuance when volumes are already under pressure.
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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.