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'Just transition' sustainability bonds from green issuers welcome
29 January 2026Major sustainable bond investor BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) said 'just transition'-focused sustainability bonds could be a valuable way for corporate green bond issuers to support social investment.
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Enosis, Axa XL partner on $100m debt-for-nature swap facility
29 January 2026Enosis Capital has announced that Axa XL will provide credit insurance for its recently launched private credit enhancement facility, which will support the development of sovereign debt-for-nature swap transactions.
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20Twenty secures second Nambian sustainability-linked bond
28 January 2026Housing finance firm 20Twenty Financial Solutions has secured a NAD92 million ($5.6 million) sustainability-linked bond (SLB), becoming only the second issuer of the performance-based instrument in Namibia.
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Terna's hybrid European Green Bond deal produces 'outstanding result'
28 January 2026Strong investor demand for Italian electricity grid operator Terna's first hybrid 'European Green Bond' (EuGB) led to record-breaking pricing, according to one of the banks involved in the deal.
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Isbank raises $50m from 'blue bond' debut
27 January 2026Türkiye İş Bankası (İşbank) has raised $50 million from its inaugural blue private placement note, a 'blue bond' backed by T Rowe Price.
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MTR issues largest corporate Australian dollar green bond
27 January 2026Hong Kong-based transport firm MTR has raised AUD2 billion ($1.4 billion) from its debut green bond in the currency, with the dual-tranche deal the largest corporate green bond issued in Australian dollars.
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IDB cautious on niche bonds despite 'attractive' Amazonia Bond deals
26 January 2026The innovative Amazonia Bond programme has proven "very attractive" to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and investors, but it is cautious about using too many "niche" sustainable bonds.
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Sustainable bonds could be 'killer app' for digital bond technology
26 January 2026The sustainable bond market should make digital bond structures the norm for transactions, Razvan Dumitrescu tells Ahren Lester
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Mirova: SPO market 'enters new phase' after Sustainalytics exit
23 January 2026Second-party opinion (SPO) providers have been urged not to overly standardise methodologies in a market that has been concentrated by the exit of Morningstar Sustainalytics.
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Austria hails 'exceptionally strong' reception to green bond tap
22 January 2026A €1.25 billion ($1.5 billion) green bond tap from Austria received "exceptionally strong" demand from investors, with the transaction 36-times oversubscribed.
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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.