Comment: Sustainability-linked finance - Failure must be an option
We want issuers of sustainability-linked instrument to miss targets - or else all pretensions of ambition for the transition instrument will wither, writes Ahren Lester
We want issuers of sustainability-linked instrument to miss targets - or else all pretensions of ambition for the transition instrument will wither, writes Ahren Lester
Following a surge in issuance since 2020, social bonds have come of age and NN IP's Roel van Broekhuizen tells Ahren Lester why the Dutch asset manager feels ready to join in with its own fund
As the multilateral development institution celebrates a milestone, Friso de Jong and Dan Storey explain the EBRD's future work priorities
Despite a weaker than expected start to 2022, sustainable bond issuance continues to break new ground as it reaches a landmark $3 trillion total. Ahren Lester reports
New analysis of the additional granularity now available for sustainability-linked carbon emissions KPIs. Download the report to learn more
This free-to-download report summarises the broad themes emerging in sustainability-linked KPIs.
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This free-to-download report includes graphics and data from the Environmental Finance Database to illustrate the main trends in the market in 2021 together with forward-looking commentary from leading market commentators
There has been y-o-y growth of bonds with carbon emissions related use of proceeds (which includes Clean Transportation; Energy Efficiency; Renewable Energy and Pollution Prevention and Control) that looks set to continue in 2022. Sustainability bonds are growing in popularity, they average 6% of bonds with carbon emissions related UoP 2019-2021, rising to 24% in H1 2022.
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