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TVO issues 'first-of-a-kind' nuclear power 'European Green Bond'
09 September 2025Finnish energy firm Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has raised €500 million ($587 million) from the first European Green Bond (EuGB) dedicated to financing nuclear power projects.
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Japan to launch its first dedicated sustainable bond market
08 September 2025The Sapporo Securities Exchange (SSE) will launch the first dedicated Japanese labelled sustainable bond market for institutional investors this week.
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Endeavour Energy strengthens SLL deal with Scope 3 target
05 September 2025Australian electricity firm Endeavour Energy has added a Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target to its sustainability-linked loan (SLL) financing as it refinanced and upsized an existing deal.
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Social bonds 'still a focus' in the US sustainable bond market
05 September 2025Despite a significant slowdown in sustainable bond activity, the US market is still focusing attention on the social bond market - especially around delivering greater impact, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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Itochu issues 'game-changing' corporate 'Orange Bond'
05 September 2025Itochu has become the first corporate issuer of an 'Orange Bond' after the Japanese trading conglomerate raised JPY15.2 billion ($101 million) from the gender equality-focused transaction.
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Tracy Wong Harris departs as Standard Chartered Asia sustainable finance head
04 September 2025Standard Chartered Asia sustainable finance head Tracy Wong Harris has left the emerging markets-focused bank after almost five years.
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Engie Chile issues first domestic green bond
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Côte d'Ivoire signs 'first' sovereign sustainability-linked loan
03 September 2025Côte d'Ivoire has secured a €433 million ($505 million) "first-of-its-kind" sovereign sustainability-linked loan (SLL) from Standard Chartered, which was backed by guarantees from the World Bank.
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Denmark launches groundbreaking sovereign 'European Green Bond'
03 September 2025Denmark is planning to issue a pioneering debut 'European Green Bond' (EuGB) by the end of 2025 after the country published the first ever sovereign EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS)-aligned factsheet.
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BPCE issues pioneering 'European Defence Bond'
03 September 2025As the debate around the 'sustainable' credentials of defence investment heats up, a new sustainable bond-inspired defence bond label enters the market. Ahren Lester writes
- 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.