Comment: Are SLBs correctly pricing transition risk?
Is transition risk really being priced in effectively by fixed income markets? Sustainability-linked bonds provide some useful insights into how it is not, Ahren Lester argues
Is transition risk really being priced in effectively by fixed income markets? Sustainability-linked bonds provide some useful insights into how it is not, Ahren Lester argues
New chair Doris Honold tells Ahren Lester the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) should focus on "replicating and innovating" to accelerate the scaling of the sustainable bond market
The Environmental Finance Data team answer audience questions from the third quarter 2022 sustainable bond issuance round-up webinar. Compiled by Guy Richardson
After its ground-breaking green T-Bill issuance, Austria has further plans to tackle the short-term debt challenge in green markets. Ahren Lester reports
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A summary of sustainable bond issuance in Asia with focus on y-o-y issuance, issuer type, sovereign issuers, and sustainability-linked debt
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Green bond impact reporting practices of emerging market financial institutions
This report looks at the trends of the SSA sustainable bond market, the changing composition of SSA issuance along with how funding priorities have evolved over the years.
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.
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
Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are structured with issuer level sustainability performance SPTs (Sustainability Performance Targets) measured against KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) rather than specific projects and can fund any corporate activity.
The chart depicts the most frequently used KPIs and their pro rata bond value ($M). There are 26 different KPIs that issuers have used when issuing SLBs. The most frequently used KPI is “GHG emissions absolute – scope 1” (100) and their bond value stands at $30 billion.
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