BlackRock: Sustainable asset pricing 'far from bubble territory'

Asset manager BlackRock said pricing of sustainable assets is "far from bubble territory" with plenty…

Debt,ESG,Equity,Investment

Moody's: 'Very large overlap' between double materiality and financial materiality

Moody's Investors Service expects that there could be a "very large overlap" between double materiality…

Debt,Investment,Policy

Loan round-up: TSMC, Leo Pharma, Sun Hung Kai Properties ... and more

Debt

Asset managers must 'own up' to index fund net-zero problem

Asset managers need to "own up" to the net-zero problem created by their passive index funds and begin…

Debt,Equity,Investment,Policy

SBTi launches draft financial sector net-zero 'foundations'

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published its draft net-zero 'foundations' for financial…

Debt,Investment,Policy

Loan round-up: CEMEX, Intellihub, ARA, Exemplar REIT, Warehouse Group ... and more

Debt

Russia adopts national green taxonomy

Russia has adopted its own national taxonomy of 'green' activities which has been designed to be broadly…

COP,Debt,Green Bonds,Investment,Policy

Bank of England sets plan to tilt asset purchases toward green companies

The UK's central bank will this month begin prioritising bond issuers judged to be "stronger climate…

Debt,Policy

Loan round-up: Stantec, John Lewis, Estia Health, Genesis Energy ... and more

Debt

First European social housing securitised sustainability bond issued

UK affordable housing association Sage Housing has raised £280 million ($383 million) from a sustainability…

Debt,Green Bonds

EDF signs first corporate 'green' repo with BNP Paribas

French utility giant EDF has signed the first corporate 'green' repo agreement with BNP Paribas, whilst…

Debt,Green Bonds,Investment

Loan round-up: Wood, Primary Health Properties, Tong Eng, Equites ... and more

Debt

French financial firms must draw on coal lessons for fossil fuel policies, say regulators

French regulators have encouraged financial firms to draw lessons from their thermal coal policies for…

Carbon,Debt,Investment,Policy,Stranded Assets

Aegon to launch Global Sustainable Sovereign Bond Fund at COP26

Aegon Asset Management and Aegon UK have partnered with the Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI)…

COP,Debt,Green Bonds,IMPACT

Second UK green bond secures largest sovereign oversubscription

The UK has issued the sovereign green bond with the longest tenor after it raised £6 billion ($8.3 billion)…

Debt,Green Bonds

Loan round-up: Teck Resources, Leonardo, Balfour Beatty, BCI ... and more

Debt

Second UK green bond launch delayed amid string of climate policy announcements

The launch of the second UK sovereign green bond has been delayed in order to allow investors to digest…

Debt,Green Bonds,Investment

Sustainability drive will lead to conversion of conventional ETFs, says BlackRock

The conversion of conventional exchange traded funds (ETFs) to sustainable equivalents will "propel"…

Debt,Equity,Investment,Policy

Canada's six largest banks join Net-Zero Banking Alliance

Six of Canada's largest banks have joined the global Net-Zero Banking Alliance...

COP,Debt

Chile considering sovereign sustainability-linked bond issuance, says debt head

Chile is currently evaluating the possibility of issuing a sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB)…

Debt,Green Bonds,Policy