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Christa Clapp: SLBs could be due a 'reset'
21 August 2025Early evidence of a "reset" for the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market could prove a "big opportunity" for issuers in sectors which are currently "very vulnerable" amid the transition to a lower carbon economy, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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Corporates looking for 'SBTi Plus' approach to transition plan assessment
20 August 2025SBTi assessments are widely used, but corporates are looking to provide extra layers of credibility. Ahren Lester reports
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UmweltBank launches €50m green and social bond ETF
20 August 2025German sustainability-focused bank UmweltBank has launched a passively managed €50 million ($58 million) dedicated green and social bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).
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Thai water firm issues IFC-backed 'blue bond'
20 August 2025Thai water infrastructure and supply firm East Water has raised THB620 million ($19 million) from its debut 'blue' bond which has been backed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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'Rising interest' in SLBs in 'maturing' Cambodian sustainable bond market
20 August 2025There is growing interest in sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) in Cambodia as a pioneering 'accelerator' initiative generates a strengthening pipeline of issuance.
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Amundi: Asian corporates increasingly willing to discuss sustainable bonds
19 August 2025Prospects for Asian corporate sustainable bond issuance are strengthening, as companies become more receptive to considering the instruments and transparency among established issuers continues to improve, according to Amundi.
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EPH green bonds still lack 'coherence' with transition needs
18 August 2025Investors have been urged to "closely scrutinise" the green bonds from Czech Republic-based energy firm EPH after being criticised for lacking "coherence" with its transition needs, according to a think tank.
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We must 'correlate societal and economic benefits' for social finance to scale
18 August 2025Discussion around how to correlate the societal and economic benefits of social finance is needed to help scale the market, according to Swedish municipal funding firm Kommuninvest.
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Sustainable bond investors must remember 'leopards never change their spots'
15 August 2025Fixed income investors must remember to be more sceptical around sustainable bonds from issuers that have a history of trying to "dazzle" investors, an Asian bond investor said.
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FCA: 'SLL market making important steps towards more robust product'
15 August 2025The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hailed the "important" improvements made by the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) in the last two years which produced a "more robust product structure".
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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.