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Lower emissions targets reflect green bond evolution, says Amundi
24 July 2026The lowering of avoided emission targets across Amundi's impact-focused green bond strategies reflects the evolution of the market and the broader range of activities that the label now covers.
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Fears about greenium are 'largely overstated', says Amova
24 July 2026Investors put off investing in sustainable debt by the 'greenium' effect would do better looking for pricing anomalies in green bond markets, particularly in the US, according to Amova Asset Management.
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Private placement sustainable bonds to 'tease out' impact, client edge
24 July 2026A major labelled sustainable bond investor is looking to take the lead on targeted private placements as a way of strengthening impact outcomes and client interest.
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Covivio raises €500m from second EuGB
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S&P: 'Clear opportunity' for social bonds in Asia Pacific
23 July 2026Social bond issuance in Asia Pacific has been surprisingly modest, but S&P Global argues the market is aware of the "clear opportunity"...
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LGFA water sector-focused SLLs targeting 'unique opportunity'
23 July 2026The pioneering water-focused sustainability-linked loan (SLL) programme launched by the New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) is looking to take advantage of major changes in the water sector
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Singapore prices SGD2.6bn green infrastructure bond
22 July 2026The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has priced a SGD2.6 billion ($2 billion) 20-year green infrastructure bond, Singapore's third sovereign green issue.
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Credit agency SPO market share expansion continues
22 July 2026The three major US credit ratings agencies (CRAs) have continued to expand their share of the sustainable debt second-party opinion (SPO) market in the first half of 2026, with Moody's leading the pack following another share jump.
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Sustainable debt round-up: Export-Import Bank of Korea, Masdar, Scandi Standard ... and more
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Achmea expects green bond strategies to reach €3bn by 2027
21 July 2026Achmea Investment Management (IM) expects its dedicated green bond investment funds and mandates to grow to at least €3 billion ($3.4 billion) by the end of 2026, with its corporate strategies set to receive a notable boost.
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Paragon upsizes green Tier 2 bond to £200m
21 July 2026Paragon Banking Group has raised £200 million ($268 million) from a green Tier 2 bond after strong investor demand prompted the issuer to upsize the offering from an initial £175 million.
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Sustainable bond issuer benefits 'persist' despite fading 'greenium'
21 July 2026Although 'greeniums' in the secondary market are fading, Barclays says stronger orderbooks and primary market pricing perks for sustainable bonds still offer issuers attractions
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Westpac 'happy' with Aussie Taxonomy engagement in sustainable debt
20 July 2026Early engagement with the Australian Taxonomy (AUT) in sustainable debt markets has been encouraging, but Westpac said scalability is in focus as key sectors try to find practical ways to apply the transition-focused framework.
- Nature data: the shift towards financial materiality
- Fears about greenium are 'largely overstated', says Amova
- Lower emissions targets reflect green bond evolution, says Amundi
- Regenerative agriculture is now an economic imperative
- Private placement sustainable bonds to 'tease out' impact, client edge
- Geopolitical instability an 'incentive' for regenerative agriculture
- EFRAG unveils non-EU ESRS - but 'equivalence' calls will have to wait
- IIGCC calls for a nature 'translation layer' to ease market frictions
- 19 collaborative engagement initiatives on nature ongoing
- EuGB issuers doing a 'good job' as market share doubles
Sustainable loan issuance
The sustainable loan market has grown significantly since 2020. In this period, the sustainability-linked loan label has consistently dominated the market. Indeed, from 2020-2024, the sustainability-linked label made up over 70% of US$ sustainable loan issuance. This is largely because of the label's popularity with large corporates to secure financing, often in the form of credit facilities.
However, data from 2025 thus far indicates a slight waning of the SLL's dominance, making up a diminished 53% of the labelled loan market. This could be because some SLLs from late 2025 are yet to be declared so early on in 2026, or instead it could reflect a general downturn in SLL US$ issuance.
Contrastingly, from 2024 to 2025 green loan issuance remained remarkably consistent, with just US$12 billion more issued in 2025 than 2024. From 2020 to 2024, the green loan label saw consistent growth, with total US$ issuance increasing sevenfold in this period.
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