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Malaysia's Kami Builders sets up $70m sustainable sukuk programme
12 June 2026 -
Edentree advocates 'social-flavoured UK sovereign bond' after green success
12 June 2026Investors are understood to be encouraging the UK government to consider issuing a social-focused sustainable bond after continued success for its innovative and expanding green bond programme, according to Edentree Investment Management (IM).
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Trelleborg becomes first Swedish company to issue a blue bond
12 June 2026Polymer manufacturer Trelleborg has become the first Swedish company to issue a blue bond, raising SEK800 million ($84 million) through a five-year transaction linked to sustainable water and wastewater management.
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Uganda targets debut sovereign green bond by early 2027
11 June 2026Uganda is targeting its inaugural sovereign green bond issuance for late 2026 or early 2027, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Middle East offers 'eye-catching' sustainable bond markets
11 June 2026Despite historically being overlooked, the "very fast growing" Middle Eastern sustainable bond market offers attractive opportunities, said Edmond de Rothschild.
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Just transition: Sustainable bond guidance to unlock 'immense promise'
11 June 2026An initiative has been launched to develop "practical" guidance to integrate 'just transition' considerations into sustainable bond markets, amid fears the theme has been "lost in translation" within allocation and impact reporting.
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Sustainable debt round-up: Latvia, Poland, European Investment Bank ... and more
10 June 2026 -
Resilience taxonomy 'doing a good job' - but investor guidance on way
10 June 2026The Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT) is "doing a good job" of supporting discussions around adaptation and resilience financing, but the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is planning further guidance to help investors use it.
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Grieg Seafood plans NOK750m green hybrid bond
09 June 2026Norwegian salmon producer Grieg Seafood is exploring a new perpetual green hybrid bond issue of up to NOK750 million ($79 million) as part of a broader refinancing of its outstanding green hybrid securities.
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SalMar raises NOK2.75bn through dual-tranche green bond
09 June 2026Norwegian salmon farming company SalMar has raised NOK2.75 billion ($290 million) through a dual-tranche senior unsecured green bond transaction.
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Vasakronan seals EuGB double in quick succession
09 June 2026Property firm and green bond pioneer Vasakronan became the first Swedish issuer of a European Green Bond (EuGB) - before quickly returning to the market with its second deal days later, raising a cumulative SEK2.8 billion ($296 million).
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Korea Housing Finance Corporation eyes sterling social covered bond
08 June 2026Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) is preparing a potential sterling-denominated social covered bond backed by Korean residential mortgages.
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CBI: Pioneering climate resilience taxonomy sharpened-up
08 June 2026The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has updated its ground-breaking climate resilience taxonomy, clarifying the difference between 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) and 'maladaptation'.
- Permira makes 'transformative investment' in CDP, as it becomes 'commercial entity'
- SBTi's Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0 unveils role for carbon credits
- Forestry industry captured GHG Protocol process, outgoing advisor alleges
- German sustainable finance expert group handed 'simplification' mandate
- Uganda targets debut sovereign green bond by early 2027
- BlackRock's sustainable and transition funds attract inflows despite backlash
- EU banks to be quizzed on climate-related 'financial turmoil' in stress test
- Better capex data is not a 'nice to have' for investors, webinar hears
- Middle East offers 'eye-catching' sustainable bond markets
- China's offshore green bond to catalyse market
Sustainable loan issuance
The sustainable loan market has grown significantly since 2020. In this period, the sustainability-linked loan label has consistently dominated the market. Indeed, from 2020-2024, the sustainability-linked label made up over 70% of US$ sustainable loan issuance. This is largely because of the label's popularity with large corporates to secure financing, often in the form of credit facilities.
However, data from 2025 thus far indicates a slight waning of the SLL's dominance, making up a diminished 53% of the labelled loan market. This could be because some SLLs from late 2025 are yet to be declared so early on in 2026, or instead it could reflect a general downturn in SLL US$ issuance.
Contrastingly, from 2024 to 2025 green loan issuance remained remarkably consistent, with just US$12 billion more issued in 2025 than 2024. From 2020 to 2024, the green loan label saw consistent growth, with total US$ issuance increasing sevenfold in this period.
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