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Green bond reporting requirements are 'crazy'
20 September 2024The volume of green bond reporting requirements for participants is at "crazy" levels, according to panellists at the Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference held in New York this morning.
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BlackRock: 'US IRA has not triggered green bond issuance - yet'
20 September 2024The significant investment in sustainable activities stimulated by the huge US clean technology stimulus programme has not boosted green bond issuance in the country yet, but BlackRock told an Environmental Finance event that this could change soon.
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.
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Emerging sustainable technologies face continued acceptability challenges
19 September 2024Emerging technologies face a host of challenges in becoming more accepted in the sustainable finance market, according to panel members at the Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference held in New York this morning.
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CBI standard expansion to include assets and projects in development
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Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
18 September 2024Wellington has urged sustainable bond issuers to only use three-year lookback periods for financing projects if you "really need it," arguing the recent trends towards including this extended period is "painful" for some investors.
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Annual issuance of sustainable bonds in the Americas
Since the peak of 2021, sustainable bond issuance in the Americas has stayed steady at around $177 billion for both 2022 and 2023. Despite total issuance for the region having stayed the same for both 2022 and 2023 there has been a shift in distribution between North, South and Central American issuance, with Northern American issuance falling in 2023 and South and Central American issuance increasing to their highest recorded share at 21% and 10% respectively.
So far in 2024 North American issuance has picked up slightly to 70% of total issuance up from 68% in 2023, however Central American issuance is also currently on track to record its biggest year ever, with 12% of issuance year to date. In total the Americas region looks set to reach similar levels as 2022 and 2023 by the end of the year however it is unlikely it will achieve the $223 billion issued in 2021.
You can find more analysis and informative infographics on the sustainable loan market from the Sustainable Loans Insight guide 2024 here.
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