The top stories of 2025 - and what they tell us about the state of sustainable finance

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ADB backs sustainability-linked loan for farmers in India and Vietnam

04 June 2026

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $50 million sustainability-linked loan with agricultural supply chain company ETG to support smallholder coffee and cashew farmers in India and Vietnam.
Xylem achieves 'blueium' as investors seek water exposure

04 June 2026

US water technology company Xylem's inaugural blue bond was over 10 times oversubscribed, highlighting growing investor interest in water-focused sustainable finance.
'Greenium is back' for Japanese sovereign transition bonds

04 June 2026

The latest transaction in the Japanese 'climate transition' bond (CTB) programme suggests a "meaningful pocket of investor demand" for the instrument after a 'greenium' once again returned to the pioneering sovereign structure.
Exemption for asset managers in ESRS 'creates a reporting vacuum'

04 June 2026

The EU risks creating a "reporting vacuum" that undermines investors' data needs if it proceeds with a proposal to exempt asset managers' reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), observers warned.
'Much better' investor demand for sustainable bonds persists

04 June 2026

Strengthening interest among investors to increase their investment in labelled sustainable bonds despite plateauing issuance has ensured the asset class is attracting "much better execution dynamics".