Ahren Lester

Bond round-up: Spain, EU, Germany, Mondelez, Paris, SAUR, Isle of Man ... and more

Issuing sustainability-linked bonds 'won't allow Philip Morris to bypass exclusions'

Issuing sustainability-linked bonds will not provide tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) an alternative route into bond portfolios...

Investors increasingly willing to pay-up for ESG leaders

Institutional investors are increasingly willing to pay a significant premium for companies that are considered environmental, social and governance (ESG) leaders

Debut EU green bond expected in October

The EU will issue its debut green bond in October as it prepares to kick-start its massive five-year €250 billion ($297 billion) green bond programme

Stand-alone ESG supervision supports better company sustainability performance

Companies with dedicated environmental, social and governance (ESG) committees tend to outperform on sustainability those with combined board oversight...

EU Green Bond Standard will struggle to become global 'gold standard', says Fitch

The EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) could struggle to become the global 'gold standard' without clearer alignment of international 'green' taxonomies

'Climate alignment' data needs could propel climate M&A 'frenzy'

Rising interest in aligning the economy to global climate goals could feed the next phase of a climate acquisition "frenzy"

London calling IFRS: Forget Canada, base ISSB in UK!

A group of UK finance organisations has urged the IFRS Foundation to locate its new International Sustainability Standards Board

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Majid Al Futtaim, FirstGroup, Summerset ... and more

Bond round-up: Munich Re, UK green gilt, CMB, Granite REIT, Philip Morris ... and more