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Sustainable debt issuance rebound shows lots to get excited about, says ING
18 September 2025There remains "a lot to be excited about" in sustainable finance markets, after a strong Q2 helped boost labelled bond and loan issuance to levels comparable with previous years following a slow start to 2025, according to ING.
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There are three things COP30 needs to get right, says Alok Sharma
17 September 2025Organisers of the forthcoming COP30 in Belem should capitalise on "the one time of the year that smaller countries can look big countries in the eye", according to Alok Sharma, President of COP26.
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Pipeline of $2.5bn EM blue bonds prompted strategy launch, say T. Rowe Price
17 September 2025The potential for up to $2.5 billion in blue bonds from emerging market (EM) corporate issuers over the next 12-18 months encouraged T. Rowe Price to launch its much-anticipated strategy, the investor told Environmental Finance.
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A lot of good happening despite Trump, says Sharma
17 September 2025Although US President Donald Trump has followed through on all his pre-election threats on many sustainability issues, there is still a groundswell of support for sustainable investing, says COP26 President Alok Sharma.
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Landshypotek targets sustainable agriculture for green bond push
17 September 2025The lender hopes its new 'state-of-the-art agriculture categories will facilitate a more sophisticated dialogue with investors. Rob Langston reports
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Aster raises $1bn from oversubscribed SLL
16 September 2025Singapore's Aster Chemicals & Energy has raised $1 billion from an oversubscribed sustainability-linked syndicated term loan (SLL) facility after securing broad support from a range of international lenders.
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T. Rowe Price launches blue bond strategy after securing over $200m
15 September 2025T. Rowe Price has launched its Blue Bond Emerging Markets Strategy, more than a year since it was first announced, after securing $200 million in initial commitments.
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Uganda, Rwanda make progress on green taxonomies
15 September 2025Uganda has become the latest African country to launch a green taxonomy, describing it as a "pivotal tool to catalyse sustainable development".
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'Unsustainable infrastructure won't make us money'
15 September 2025Infrastructure projects that aren't sustainability-focused may struggle to attract finance amid growing demand from investors for sustainable assets, Clifford Capital's Murli Maiya tells Rob Langston
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Norges Bank excludes French mining company
12 September 2025Norges Bank has excluded Eramet from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global due to "an unacceptable risk" of severe environmental damage and serious violation of human rights.