A burning issue

Incinerating waste to produce energy has no place in a green bond framework, argue Prashant Vaze and Dominic Hogg

Green Bonds,Policy

A quarter of green bonds secure 'greenium' in late 2021, says CBI

A quarter of green bonds issued in the second half of 2021 secured a 'greenium' in the primary markets,…

Debt,Green Bonds,Investment

Emerging markets investors 'set to benefit' from G7 risk mitigation work

Work by rich nations to implement new risk off-take strategies could be set to benefit investors searching…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,Investment

CBI: China must up its green debt standards

China needs to improve the standards of its expanding sustainable debt market to enable the country to…

Green Bonds,Policy

EU climate criteria adopted in 'important milestone'

The first set of climate criteria for the EU taxonomy has been passed into law and will come into force…

Policy

COP climate finance commitments are 'flimflam, but good flimflam'

The string of headline-grabbing climate finance commitments announced at the COP26 UN climate summit…

COP,Investment

Lyxor launches corporate green bond ETF

Lyxor Asset Management has launched a €50 million global corporate green bond exchange-traded fund (ETF)...

Green Bonds,Investment

GAM launches sustainable bond strategy focused on banks

Swiss asset manager GAM Investments has launched a labelled sustainable bond strategy focused on investing...

Green Bonds,Investment

EU Green Bond Standard will struggle to become global 'gold standard', says Fitch

The EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) could struggle to become the global 'gold standard' without clearer…

Green Bonds,Policy

Latest EU Taxonomy proposals still 'need to be fleshed out'

A document that proposes how to broaden the EU's taxonomy of green activities beyond climate change is a 'first draft' that is expected to evolve and expand following feedback from the market, writes Thomas Cox

Policy

News round-up: WTW, Foresight, JLEN, S&P and Lombard Odier

Equity,Renewables,Stranded Assets

WTW to launch low-carbon transition accreditation framework

Stranded Assets

'Greenium' for majority of green bond issues in late 2020, says CBI

Green Bonds

LGX adds section for 'pureplay' climate-aligned issuers

The Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) has launched a dedicated section for climate-aligned issuers, regardless…

Debt,Green Bonds,Investment

Pakistan explores issuing first sovereign 'nature performance bond'

Pakistan could become the first sovereign to issue a nature performance bond, it has been revealed.

Natural Capital

LSE launches first dedicated transition bond segment

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has launched a dedicated transition bond segment to its sustainable bond…

Debt,Green Bonds,Policy

Final EU Taxonomy criteria delayed after draft proposals response

The publication of the final technical screening criteria (TSC) for the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities…

Policy

Bank of China transition bond a 'missed opportunity'

The Bank of China transition bond was ground-breaking in its claims to align with the newly launched transition finance recommendations, reports Ahren Lester, but experts judged the transaction as failing to live up to its promise and ambition

Debt,Green Bonds

EU Taxonomy has 'messed up' buildings criteria

The draft criteria for the pioneering EU 'green list' has introduced a "big problem" for the market for green property bonds, Climate Bonds Initiative boss Sean Kidney tells Ahren Lester

Policy

Concern as EU Taxonomy proposals diverge from TEG recommendations

The EU's trail blazing sustainability taxonomy passed another milestone, with the publication of the draft technical criteria, reports Ahren Lester. But divergences from the expert recommendations show that significant challenges face the closely watched 'green' list

Policy