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Financing costs fall for renewable power projects, soar for coal

Carbon,Debt,Investment,Renewables

News round-up: JP Morgan and Citi boost sustainable financing targets, DBS plots coal exit, Shell signs carbon credit deal

Debt,Investment,Policy

Climate data for banking sector 'still nascent', says Basel Committee

Debt,Policy

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Rewe, South Beach, Social Loan Principles, Coats, SJ ... and more

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Social bond fund growth is coming - but perhaps not imminently

After social bond issuance jumped nine-fold in 2020, attention is increasingly turning to the lack of dedicated social bond funds. They are expected to arrive, but perhaps not immediately. Ahren Lester reports

Debt,Green Bonds,Investment

News round-up: Axa, Macquarie, NY State Retirement Fund, Ambienta

Debt,Insurance,Stranded Assets

Further 'sustainability-linked green' bonds expected in future, says Mizuho

Hopes are high that the first sustainability-linked green bond in Japan will spark a flurry of others,…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

Social Loan Principles launched by industry associations

Social Loan Principles (SLP) have been published by the trio of industry associations that administer…

Debt,ESG,Investment

Belgian central bank sued over 'climate failings' in bond buying programme

The National Bank of Belgium (NBB) is being sued by ClientEarth in a 'landmark' legal action to stop…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,Investment,Policy

'Transition' firms preferring sustainability-linked over transition bonds

Sustainability-linked bonds are proving more popular for carbon-intensive issuers than transition bonds, and experts are worried the 'transition' label is adding unnecessary confusion in the market. Ahren Lester and Christopher Marchant report

Debt,Green Bonds

ESG in Fixed Income Global Series - Americas focus day roundup

Environmental Finance's Americas focus day - the first of six events in the ESG in Fixed Income…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

News round-up: GRI, SASB standards 'complementary', BoA boosts ESG financing target, Impax reaches assets milestone ... and more

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

MacArthur Foundation: Social bond unlocked immediate Covid-19 action

"The urgent crisis [of the Covid-19 pandemic] coupled with extraordinarily low-interest rates in the…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: BlackRock, Anchor Hanover, Wilmar ... and more

Debt

Green bond comment, April 2021: Central banks and a growing 'greenium'

With central banks increasingly active in the green bond market, should they shoulder the responsibility to moderate green bond valuations, Michael Hurley asks

Debt,Green Bonds