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Free webinar: Environmental Finance review of Q2 sustainable bond market
14 July 2021Environmental Finance will host a free webinar this week to review the 2021 second quarter sustainable bond issuance
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EU expert group publishes proposed social, transition Taxonomy extensions
13 July 2021The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) has published proposals for extending the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities to include 'social' objectives, as well as extend the existing 'green' Taxonomy to specifically identify environmentally harmful and 'transition' activities to add nuance to the landmark regulation.
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Sustainability-linked bond growth softens second quarter sustainable bond slowdown
13 July 2021Sustainability-linked bond issuance in the second quarter of 2021 tripled on the first three months of the year...
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Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - Part 1
13 July 2021One year after the Sustainability Linked Bond Principles were published, the target-based fixed income instrument is seeing issuance accelerate. Market participants warn, however, that some current issues lack substance. Ahren Lester reports
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EU green asset ratio rules will improve bank comparability despite flaws, says Fitch
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UK green bond steps closer after 'ambitious' framework publication
01 July 2021The UK government has published its green financing framework ahead of debuting its £15 billion green bond programme in September, with proposals the government called the "most ambitious of any major sovereign".
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Ghana, Te Pukenga, Mowi, Rockwool, Voltalia ... and more
01 July 2021 -
Bond round-up: Slovenia, UniCredit, Enbridge, Salesforce, LG Chem, Korean Air ... and more
30 June 2021 -
Investor groups outline Australian mandatory climate disclosure roadmap
29 June 2021The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and CDP have published a roadmap...
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Generali issues first 'green' cat bond
28 June 2021Italian insurer Generali has sponsored a €200 million ($239 million) 'green' catastrophe (cat) bond, believed to be the first 'green' insurance-linked security (ILS) ever issued.
- Anti-ESG politics should largely be 'blocked out', conference hears
- Global partnerships can make AI our climate co-pilot
- Canadian 'competitiveness' push can benefit from transition plan work, says pension head
- ESG backlash 'good for the market'
- People Moves, 16 May: PRI, Lightrock, New Forests, Acumen ... and more
- Bridges exits UK wind power maintenance business
- Adaptation becoming more prominent in green economy, LSEG report finds
- 'We are at the early stages of a complete revolution in data'
- Sustainability Data America 2025 conference round-up
- SocGen: Blue bonds push is a 'positive move'
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ESG backlash 'good for the market'
16 May 2025The ESG backlash is likely to benefit the sustainable investing market - and the data on which it relies - in the long run, Environmental Finance's Sustainability Data conference in New York heard.
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BNPP quits impact network GIIN following strategic review
16 May 2025BNP Paribas Asset Management has quit the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) after deciding not to review its membership, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Why investors must lead on seafood traceability
16 May 2025Seafood remains one of the least transparent sectors in the food industry, and as result one of the most exposed to illegal practices and human rights abuses, writes Max Boucher
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Middle Eastern sustainable bond market 'building strong momentum'
16 May 2025Middle Eastern sustainable bond issuance has significantly increased in recent years, in particular since 2023 as the region hosted the high-profile UN COP climate summit.
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Masdar secures largest green bond orderbook
16 May 2025Masdar has raised $1 billion from its third green bond in a deal which was more than six times oversubscribed, securing its largest orderbook to date.