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Chaoni Huang joins HSBC as Asia sustainable finance head
05 January 2026Chaoni Huang has become the Asia sustainable finance and transition head for HSBC after six years at BNP Paribas.
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Investor 'openness' to 'nuclear' green bonds enters sovereign market
05 January 2026The material shift in attitude towards 'nuclear' green bonds among sustainable investors in recent years is now "becoming evident" in the sovereign bond market, according to Barclays.
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SSEN Transmission secures £1bn green loan
02 January 2026Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission has signed a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) syndicated green loan facility backed by banks including Bank of America, HSBC, and MUFG.
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James Leaton joins Rathbones Greenbank
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Oil firm Adnoc secures second $2bn green loan
02 January 2026Oil and gas firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed its second green loan deal to finance investment in its lower carbon projects.
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AsiaLink raises PHP4bn from 'milestone' social bond deals
02 January 2026Filippino micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) lender AsiaLink has issued three debut social bonds worth PHP4 billion ($68 million) which have been guaranteed by the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF).
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Sustainable debt 2026 forecast: Transition in focus
19 December 2025After a challenging 2025 for sustainable debt markets, Ahren Lester outlines some key trends to watch out for in 2026
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'How do defence bonds land with sustainable investors?'
16 December 2025There is support for the use-of-proceeds 'defence bond' label among sustainable finance practitioners, but they should not be confused with 'sustainable bonds'. Ahren Lester reports
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European Defence Bonds - turning red lines into green lights?
12 December 2025The use-of-proceeds focused label can support a deeper market sophistication on where investor preferences and boundaries lie. Ahren Lester reports
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A 'uniquely' impactful green bond for the real estate sector
05 December 2025Vasakronan and Handelsbanken Fonder have developed a bond that can 'help transform the green bond market'. Ahren Lester reports
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- German sustainable finance expert group handed 'simplification' mandate
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- Making sense of sustainable finance in a Trumpian world
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- Akademiker engaging with car giants on deforestation
- New Forests aims to raise $750m for first global nat cap strategy
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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.