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Slovenia rules out twin-bond structure (Debt conference)

Slovenia will not follow its EU peers in issuing a twin-bond and is looking to tap its groundbreaking sustainability-linked bond for up to €500 million ($585 million), the Sustainable Debt EMEA 2026 conference heard.

UK transition guidance 'can boost SLB market' (Debt conference)

Draft guidelines for transition finance are likely to help UK companies in high-emitting industries communicate with investors, including via the issuance of sustainability-linked debt, a key member of the group that devised the guidance said.

AI is transformative but can't close disclosure gap (Debt conference)

Artificial intelligence (AI) will transform sustainable finance but cannot make up for poor disclosure of sustainability-related information, a conference heard.

'Lindy effect' shows health of sustainable debt market (Debt conference)

Strong levels of issuance amid considerable market shocks, including two conflicts and an uncertain macroeconomic environment, have demonstrated the resilience of the sustainable debt market, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

US market is the only place to find greenium, says BlackRock (Debt conference)

The US is the only market in which green bond issuers can find a 'greenium', the pricing perk an issuer gets for issuing a green rather than a conventional bond, a conference has heard.

Banks raise spectre of Omnibus with calls for deep cuts to EU ESG rules

European banking groups have sent a long wish list to the European Commission of ESG-related rules and guidance they want removed or simplified, raising the spectre of deregulation summoned by last year's sustainability Omnibus.

Japanese reforms threaten to limit shareholder proposals, ClientEarth warns

Plans to reform Japan's Companies Act threaten to limit the ability of smaller shareholders to file shareholder proposals and harm sustainability-related stewardship, ClientEarth has warned.

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Eiffel launches short-term green bond fund

Eiffel Investment Group has launched a €127 million ($149 million) sustainable bond fund focused on short-term corporate green bonds.

MTR issues largest corporate green bond in Hong Kong dollars

Hong Kong-based transport firm MTR has issued the largest corporate green bond ever issued in Hong Kong dollars, with the HKD18.8 billion ($2.4 billion) deal attracting an orderbook more than three times the size.