Ahren Lester

US sustainable investor 'comfort' with hard-to-abate sectors a 'good signal'

The greater willingness of US sustainable investors to consider high-emitting and hard-to-abate issuers in their portfolios is a "good signal" that the critical investment market is actively looking to innovate, according to BNP Paribas.

LatAm is 'small yet mighty' sustainable finance 'centre of innovation'

Sustainable finance markets should not overlook the "small yet mighty" Latin American (LatAm) sustainable bond market as the region continues to mark itself as a "centre for innovation" for sustainable finance in the Americas, according to BNP Paribas.

Amundi: EU GBS-induced sustainable bond slowdown is 'not a worry'

There is "no reason to be worried" about the slowdown in European sustainable bond issuance as issuers are getting to grips with the implications of the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), according to Amundi.

Moody's cuts 2025 sustainable bond forecast amid new issuer decline

Moody's Ratings has cut its 2025 annual sustainable bond forecast by 10% after a soft start for issuance to date and a "significant" decline in first-time issuers coming to the market.

'Europe needs to get over the ego of green'

Europe must let go of their 'green' dogmatism for a more pragmatic approach if it is to join in and catch up with the global transition finance shift, a senior sustainable finance executive argues.

Cardano: Don't let older frameworks hold back sustainable bond appeal

Issuers have been urged to ensure they "move forward" with regular and ambitious updates to their sustainable bond frameworks to retain investment appeal, by Dutch asset manager Cardano.

Swire Properties raises CNY2.5bn from second green 'dim sum' bond

Sovereigns must be 'frontrunners' with sustainability-linked green bonds

Sovereigns should "take the lead" on issuing "materially upgraded" sustainable bonds combining sustainability-linked bond (SLB) and green bond structures, ...

Moody's: Private Equity interest in Net Zero Assessment for exits growing

Private equity (PE) firms are increasingly approaching Moody's Ratings about securing Net Zero Assessments (NZAs) for investment exits as the focus on transition credibility among buyers strengthens.

'We are still speaking different languages on core sustainability data'

Sustainable investors are still struggling to find "accurate and reliable" sustainability data even for some information that can appear fairly straightforward, according to an Asian sustainable bond investor.