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COP30: 'Critical' Caribbean 'debt-for-resilience' swap initiative launched
14 November 2025Three multilateral development banks (MDBs) have launched a 'debt-for-resilience' swap initiative focused on supporting Caribbean countries to invest in climate resilience measures, including a unique requirement around the regional contribution of such measures.
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'COP30 must deliver policy momentum on blue bond markets'
13 November 2025The UN COP30 climate summit in Brazil must develop policy support for 'blue'-themed fixed income markets including the "emerging" dedicated blue bond instrument, according to Fidelity International (FIL).
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Bpifrance raises €1bn from debut 'European Defence Bond'
13 November 2025French public sector investment bank Bpifrance has raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from a sustainable bond-inspired labelled 'defence bond' in a deal almost four-times oversubscribed.
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Philippine National Bank plans PHP3bn sustainability bond
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Hong Kong raises $1.3bn from largest 'digital' green bond
12 November 2025Hong Kong has issued its third 'digital' green bond, with the $1.3 billion multi-currency deal the largest digital sustainable bond issued to date.
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APLMA: Asian banks shifting resources for 'vast' transition loan opportunity
12 November 2025Asia-Pacific banks are hiring and restructuring to focus on the opportunities that the Transition Loan Principles (TLP) open up for the market, according to the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA).
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CaixaBank issues first 'Tier 2' social bond
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'ESG 2.0' should see rise in social sustainability-linked loans
11 November 2025Social targets tied to sustainability-linked loan (SLL) deals are currently rare, but Standard Chartered argues they should be a 'pivotal' focus as the market evolves.
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ING: 'Let's make sustainable finance great again'
10 November 2025Banks need to ensure that sustainability is strongly promoted and focused on practical investments and plans in discussions with clients in order to strengthen the sustainable finance market, according to ING.
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Latest ASEAN Taxonomy update finalises development phase
10 November 2025The fourth version of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance has been published as the pioneering transition-focused taxonomy makes the big step from development to implementation.
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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.