Ahren Lester

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: PLN, CDL, Sonnedix, Touax ... and more

'Double materiality' splits market in IFRS sustainability standards consultation

Bond round-up: Klabin, IBRD, Yuzhou, Illinois Finance, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking ... and more

China announces long-awaited national carbon market launch

China has announced it will launch its long-awaited national emissions trading scheme (ETS) in February, although the rules are not expected to be too onerous initially for the power companies covered by the market

2020 sustainable bond issuance jumps two-thirds amid social breakthrough

Communication on EU ESG regulation needs to improve, says Refinitiv

Communication around the EU's sustainability regulations must improve to show they are 'not scary', Refinitiv's Elena Philipova tells Ahren Lester

2021 could see 'practical application' of ESG in cat bond market

An environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked catastrophe (cat) bond could emerge in 2021, a senior (re)insurance broker told Environmental Finance, as sponsors and investors continue to show interest in the innovative instrument

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Nedbank, Publiacqua, Viedekke ... and more

Bond round-up: Florida Development Finance, Sparebanken Vest, Far Eastern New Century, IBRD ... and more

NGFS to turn its gaze to biodiversity loss