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Loan round-up: HB Reavis, Greening, TagEnergy ... and more

AFII: PPC target 'turnaround' shows 'strength of SLBs'

Greece's Public Power Corporation (PPC) is on "back on track" to meet its next sustainability-linked bond (SLB) target, despite missing an earlier one - which the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) said shows the positive incentive that the performance-based instrument provides issuers.

NZDPU mulls how to iron out data difficulties as it looks to support transition planning

The creators of a free climate data portal are working on addressing challenges surrounding reporting of carbon credits and restatements of climate targets, as they aim to turn it into an essential resource for transition planning.

Nest selects LOIM to build £5bn 'thematic equity' fund

Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has been appointed to manage a "thematic equity mandate" that will be a default investment of rapidly growing UK pension fund Nest.

Bond round-up: Japan, Verizon, MuniFin ... and more

Levelling up agenda to help UK local government pensions to invest in biodiversity, says Mercer

Local government pension schemes are looking for biodiversity investment opportunities, Mercer has said, but warned other pension schemes might face difficulties in finding suitable investments.

S&P: US REIT green bond issuance plummets in 2023

Green bond issuance by US real estate investment trusts (REITs) plummeted to just 3.6% of the market in 2023, down from around 18% in both 2022 and 2021.

Indonesia includes coal in green and transition taxonomy

Indonesia has taken the controversial decision to include the financing of new coal power plants as a transitional activity in its sustainable finance taxonomy.

Foresight calls for woodland's inclusion in UK ETS

Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company has called for the inclusion of woodland carbon credits in the UK Emissions Trading System (ETS), to help raise prices and encourage land to be switched from agricultural production to afforestation.

EU GBS could bring transparency but lacks guidance, IEEFA claims

The upcoming European Green Bond Standard lacks guidance on standardised impact reporting, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has claimed.