Ahren Lester

ADB raises $300m from first 'blue' bond

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised $300 million from its inaugural 'blue' bond to finance ocean-related sustainable projects

Physical climate risk could threaten 10% of major US bank lending

Physical climate risk could threaten more than 10% of the trillion-dollar loan portfolios held by the largest US banks by 2080...

$3.2trn investor group to 'step-up' chemical sector emissions engagement

An investor working group has been formed to "step-up" engagement with major chemical firms around their carbon emissions, arguing the sector has been "neglected" by investors as being 'hard-to-abate'.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Apical, Unite Students, ICL, Triple Point ... and more

GAM launches sustainable bond strategy focused on banks

Swiss asset manager GAM Investments has launched a labelled sustainable bond strategy focused on investing...

Spain's €5bn sovereign green bond debut is 12-times oversubscribed

Spain became the latest sovereign to issue a green bond, raising €5 billion ($5.9 billion)

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