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Pioneer Enel drops SLBs after they 'worked perfectly'
17 October 2025After inventing SLBs in 2019, Enel has walked away from the instrument - but it is a tale of achievement rather than abandonment. Ahren Lester reports
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'Giant decision tree' in development to help pick right sustainable loan label
16 October 2025Work is underway to develop a "giant decision tree" to help banks and borrowers select the most appropriate sustainable loan label for their financing, according to the Loan Market Association (LMA).
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Transition loan guidance gives green light to 'ready-to-use' Principles draft
16 October 2025A group of influential loan market associations has published a detailed guide on transition loans, including a much-anticipated Transition Loan Principles (TLP) draft.
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'Overwhelming response' to debut SLB from Thai state power firm
15 October 2025Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has raised TBH2 billion ($61 million) from its debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), with the deal also including a rare step-down coupon if the state-owned firm achieves its target.
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Growing pipeline for 'unique' green repos
15 October 2025A recent transaction by Banco do Brasil has reinforced the potential value of green repos for scaling sustainable finance, according to Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA-CIB).
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ESMA publishes final report on EuGB external review standards
15 October 2025The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report on the rules governing external reviewers of 'European Green Bonds' (EuGB) issued under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS).
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Investor ESG data requests difficult to cope with, says Bayer (ESG Data conference)
14 October 2025Investors have been urged to make sure they really understand why they need the sustainability data they are asking companies for during engagements, German pharmaceutical giant Bayer told an Environmental Finance event.
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'Manufacturers are main drivers biodiversity loss in Nordics' (ESG Data conference)
14 October 2025The manufacturing sector, rather than land-intensive sectors, is the most significant contributor to biodiversity loss in the Nordics, Storebrand Asset Management told an Environmental Finance event.
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Nippon Life's nature finance framework a 'small but bold step' (ESG Data conference)
14 October 2025Japanese insurer Nippon Life said the metrics proposed in its nature finance framework are an iterative "baby step," but represent a "small but bold" attempt to move the market forward.
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'Key Assurance Matter' reports could be helpful to build trust in ESG data (ESG Data conference)
13 October 2025The assurance market could move towards publishing 'Key Assurance Matters' reports alongside sustainability data to build credibility among investors, assurance provider EY told an Environmental Finance event.
- EU banks to be quizzed on climate-related 'financial turmoil' in stress test
- NatureMetrics launches nature risk tool
- German sustainable finance expert group handed 'simplification' mandate
- Permira makes 'transformative investment' in CDP, as it becomes 'commercial entity'
- How a Super El Niño could drive food price spikes
- SBTi's Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0 unveils role for carbon credits
- The ESG ratings reckoning
- BlackRock's sustainable and transition funds attract inflows despite backlash
- Akademiker engaging with car giants on deforestation
- Taxonomies 'naturally converging' amid 'structured chaos'
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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.