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Spain's €5bn sovereign green bond debut is 12-times oversubscribed

Spain became the latest sovereign to issue a green bond, raising €5 billion ($5.9 billion)

Bond round-up: Spain, EU, Germany, Mondelez, Paris, SAUR, Isle of Man ... and more

APG, LGIM in big SDG-themed listed equities index investments

APG Asset Management has made an "initial investment" of about €1 billion ($1.2 billion)...

Issuing sustainability-linked bonds 'won't allow Philip Morris to bypass exclusions'

Issuing sustainability-linked bonds will not provide tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) an alternative route into bond portfolios...

WCI carbon market update: 08 September 2021

The California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices decreased from profit-taking, says Nicolas Girod*

Investors increasingly willing to pay-up for ESG leaders

Institutional investors are increasingly willing to pay a significant premium for companies that are considered environmental, social and governance (ESG) leaders

European asset managers association backs 'brown taxonomy'

The €27 trillion ($32 trillion) European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has thrown its support behind the EU's proposals for a taxonomy of significantly harmful environmental activities.

EU carbon market update: 07 September 2021

Another week, another record high for carbon prices, says Tom Lord

Debut EU green bond expected in October

The EU will issue its debut green bond in October as it prepares to kick-start its massive five-year €250 billion ($297 billion) green bond programme

Insurers to get global standard for measuring 'insured emissions'

Insurers are to get "the first global standard to measure and disclose insured greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions" as a result of an industry collaboration.