BNP Paribas launches Asian sustainable cities bond fund

Asia Pacific,Debt,Green Bonds

30% of Mexican bonds in 2021 were GSSS

Almost a third (30%) of the value of Mexican bonds in 2021 were green, social, sustainability or sustainability-linked…

Green Bonds

Bond market 'sceptical that EU social taxonomy will see light of day'

There is widespread scepticism among bond issuers and investors that the EU social taxonomy will ever…

ESG,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Investment,Policy

UK should 'issue sovereign sustainability-linked bond'

The UK government has been urged to issue a sovereign sustainability-linked bond in order to become a…

Debt,Green Bonds,Policy

Bond round-up: TenneT, American Express, Berlin Hyp, Deutsche Kreditbank ... and more

Green Bonds

Webinar to explore green financial growth in Mexico

The growth prospects of the green bond market in Mexico will be the focus of a webinar presented by the…

Green Bonds

50% of European bonds could be sustainable by 2026

Half of all bonds issued in Europe could be labelled green, social or sustainability (GSS) bonds by 2026,…

Debt,Green Bonds,Investment,Policy

Green bonds 'lead to more granular engagement'

Green bonds typically lead to more granular discussions about projects than traditional bonds, a conference…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,Investment

Tesco to consider social targets in SLBs

UK supermarket firm Tesco would consider linking sustainability-linked bonds to social targets, an executive…

Green Bonds

Berlin Hyp readies first social bond

German real estate lender Berlin Hyp is preparing to issue its maiden social bond, shortly after the…

Debt,Green Bonds

Emerging markets 'need their own taxonomy'

Emerging markets need their own taxonomy of sustainable activities that is even more granular than the…

Debt,Green Bonds,Policy

EU taxonomy amber category 'could lead to greenwashing'

The planned introduction of an amber category in the EU's taxonomy is likely to lead to greenwashing…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,Investment,Natural Capital,Policy

SLB step-downs are 'opportunity' for sovereigns

HSBC has highlighted an "opportunity" for sovereigns to include 'step-down' provisions in their sustainability-linked…

Green Bonds,Policy

Russia posed 'challenge' to ESG emerging market benchmarks

Russia's invasion of Ukraine posed a challenge to some environmental, social and governance (ESG) emerging…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Investment,Policy

SFDR confusion 'may extend for a decade'

It may take as much as 10 years to resolve confusion over how investment managers should classify their…

ESG Data,Green Bonds,Policy

Keynote address: Emerging markets climate underfunding 'worsening'

Investment in climate mitigation and adaptation in developing markets dwindled in the wake of the coronavirus…

ESG,Green Bonds,Investment

EU GBS will bring standardisation - but is not perfect, says Triodos

Proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) could bring welcome standardisation to the market - but…

ESG Data,Green Bonds,Policy

UK plans green bond tap in May

A senior UK debt management official has confirmed that the country plans to tap its first green bond…

Debt,Green Bonds

Bond round-up: OMERS, Bank of China, Jabil, Singtel ... and more

Green Bonds

Emerging market 'real economy' sustainable bond report published

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Environmental Finance have published a report on emerging…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,Investment