Green bond comment: August 2020: Have sustainability-linked bonds killed transition bonds?
The big news at the annual general meeting of the Green Bond Principles was the formation of the Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBPs).
Green Bonds
Results for archive, analysis, Green Bonds, 4
The big news at the annual general meeting of the Green Bond Principles was the formation of the Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBPs).
Green Bonds
A massive potential 'green' debt issuance to fund the EU coronavirus (Covid-19) recovery plan could help crowd-in further green private capital to the market, S&P Global Ratings tells Ahren Lester.
Carbon,ESG,Green Bonds,Policy
Despite the strong growth in the Chinese green bond market in recent years, analysis by the Climate Policy Initiative's Donovan Escalante and June Choi shows there is still plenty policymakers and investors can do to boost how effective the market becomes
Green Bonds,Policy
After years of misalignment with global green bond standards, the new proposals from Chinese watchdogs should clear the way for greater green bond issuance. Ahren Lester reports
Green Bonds,Policy
The banking group's global head of sustainable finance talks about the impact of Covid-19, the future of fossil fuel investment, and reveals that the bank has had almost no response to its TCFD report.
Debt,ESG,Equity,Green Bonds,Policy
Ahead of the Green Bond Principles AGM, Peter Cripps asks whether the 'use of proceeds' format is under threat
Green Bonds
An exceptional shock deserves an exceptional response, argues Farah Imrana Hussain
Green Bonds
Amid the pressing need to rush out Covid-19 bonds, how to uphold best practice, asks Michael Hurley
Debt,Green Bonds,IMPACT
Issuing green cat bonds could help the Italian insurer to diversify its investor base, Mirko Sartori tells Peter Cripps
Debt,Green Bonds
VEB.RF is working on the first-ever national standard of green finance, including for green bonds, says Alexey Miroshnichenko
Green Bonds,Policy
The IFC and AfDB have demonstrated how the social bond market can help combat the coronavirus pandemic, writes Michael Hurley
Green Bonds
A new climate rating system is needed for all bonds, argues Michael Eckhart one of the original authors of the Green Bond Principles
Debt,Green Bonds
After a torrid 2018 green, social and sustainability bond funds experienced a stronger performance in 2019, off the back of a rallying fixed income market. But performances were highly variable, reports Ahren Lester.
Green Bonds
Green bond funds reported sizeable assets growth in 2019, Ahren Lester explains, as the green bond market benefitted from rising market credibility and the arrival of ubiquitous corporate names.
Green Bonds
Sustainalytics continued to dominate the market for external reviewers in 2019, writes Christopher Marchant
Green Bonds
In February 2010, while CIO at Nikko Asset Management, Stuart Kinnersley* established the world's first dedicated green bond fund - the Nikko/World Bank Green Bond Fund. 10 years on, he answers questions about the subsequent developments in this space and his hopes for the coming decade.
Debt,Green Bonds,Investment,People
Ongoing nerves among corporate treasurers about issuing green, social and sustainability bonds could be settled by helpful engagement with fixed income investors. Ahren Lester hears the views of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Debt,Green Bonds
The EU's Ecolabel and green bonds are an imprecise match, says Peter Cripps
Green Bonds
To protect the integrity of the sustainability-linked loan market, we need to ensure sustainability performance targets are negotiated and not tendered, argues Daniel Shurey
Debt,Green Bonds
Issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds surged about 40% in 2019, with combined issuance reaching $290 billion, according to preliminary data from Environmental Finance's Bond Database.
Green Bonds