Sustainable Debt

  • Largest NYC social bond almost six-times oversubscribed

    11 October 2024

    New York City (NYC) has raised $820 million from its largest ever social bond, with the orderbook almost reaching $5 billion.

  • Canada raises CAD2bn from green bond tap

    11 October 2024
  • ICMA Principles to prioritise work on transition, sustainable fintech

    10 October 2024

    The executive committee (ExCom) of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA)-administered Principles has introduced financial technology (fintech) and digitalisation as a key priority for its work over the next year...

  • Barclays: 'Practical' target timing factor at play in SLB issuance decline

    10 October 2024

    Barclays argues "more practical" considerations around corporate sustainability target timelines have played a material role in the sharp sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance decline in recent years, but this headwind could become a tailwind as we approach 2025.

  • Canada to re-open second green bond this week

    09 October 2024

    Canada has announced plans to tap its second sovereign green bond this week as it looks to raise a further CAD4 billion ($2.9 billion) from its programme by the end of March.

  • Sustainable debt round-up: Ontario, Fosun International ... and more

    09 October 2024
  • Arab African International Bank plans $500m sustainability bond debut

    09 October 2024
  • NYC readies largest social bond issuance

    08 October 2024
  • IDB Invest makes record mobilisation of private capital for Chile power deal

    08 October 2024

    IDB Invest is to invest $2.4 billion in a bid to bring greater sustainability to the Chile's energy sector, in what it has described as the "largest mobilisation of private resources ever undertaken".

  • ICMA 'best practice' sustainable commercial paper guidance 'positive step' for market

    08 October 2024

    The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published an initial "best practice" report on the growing €300 billion ($330 billion) sustainable commercial paper (CP) market, with hopes that the additional guidance can help stimulate greater interest in the instruments.

  • ICE launches transition risk assessment product for 'underserved' asset classes

    08 October 2024

    ICE has launched a data product it says will provide transition risk assessments for "underserved segments" of fixed income including mortgage-backed securities and real estate, to support reporting of financed emissions and climate stress testing.

  • Metlen launches second €500m green bond

    08 October 2024
  • Sustainable Debt round-up: ScotiaBank, Trafigura, True Corporation ... and more

    02 October 2024