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ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference returns next week
22 September 2023Environmental Finance's ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference returns on 27 September in New York City at Convene.
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Bond round-up: LG Energy, REWE, BIM ... and more
20 September 2023 -
New York prepares second $700m social bond
19 September 2023The City of New York is planning in October to raise $700 million from its second social bond, which will be used to build 4,500 affordable homes in the city.
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Ginnie Mae launches 'social bond' label for investors
15 September 2023Ginnie Mae will launch a 'social bond label' for investors in its single-family mortgage backed security (MBS) programme from October, which it described as an "important step" for the US government-owned residential mortgage agency.
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S&P finalises SPO integration with Shades of Green, adding another colour
14 September 2023S&P Global Ratings has finalised the integration of its recently acquired Shades of Green business into its second-party opinion (SPOs) methodology for sustainable finance instruments,...
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Bond round-up: Enaex, Eni, JGC ... and more
13 September 2023 -
Denmark prepares new sovereign green bond issuance
13 September 2023Denmark has launched a new 10-year green bond, saying it plans to raise DKK10 billion ($1.4 billion) from its sovereign green paper before the end of 2023.
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18% of sustainability-linked bonds 'pose greenwashing risk'
12 September 2023Almost one-in-five sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) in the market pose "too great a greenwashing risk" for MainStreet Partners, compared with less than one-in-ten for specific use-of-proceeds bonds.
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EU ESG rating regulation should close second-party opinion 'loophole'
11 September 2023The European Commission has been urged to include second-party opinion (SPO) providers in its proposed ESG rating regulation.
- ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference returns next week
- Nature disclosures 'will become the norm'
- No need to scrap SFDR Articles 8 and 9, PwC says
- NatureAlpha launches two biodiversity metrics ahead of final TNFD framework
- 'Food waste transition' key to reversing biodiversity loss, says Iceberg Data Lab
- New York prepares second $700m social bond
- SocGen launches €1bn transition fund, stricter fossil-fuel targets
- CDP to align with TNFD framework
- S&P Shades of Green: Updated SPO offers more than just 'an extra shade'
- UK prime minister under fire from industry for weakening climate policies
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