IFC publishes step-by-step green bond issuance guide

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Green Bonds

Higher returns and greater impact from Asian green bonds, investors say

Green bond investors in the Asia-Pacific region could see higher returns and generate much greater positive…

Asia Pacific,Green Bonds

ICMA urges EU taxonomy flexibility to ensure usability - Updated

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has urged the EU to make its taxonomy "flexible"…

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Mandatory EU green bond standard would cause 'major disruption'

The proposal of making an EU green bond standard mandatory for issuers would undermine sustainable capital…

Green Bonds

ICMA: 'Common ground' taxonomy should increase scope, not granularity

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has recommended that the landmark 'common ground'…

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'Gender bond' guidance launched

UN Women, International Finance Corporation and International Capital Market Association (ICMA) have…

Green Bonds,IMPACT

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

Green Bond Comment, August 2021: A new dawn for the beleaguered transition bond label?

Once seen as the next exciting frontier in sustainable fixed income, the take-up of transition bonds has so far underwhelmed the market. But could the beleaguered label stage a fight back, asks Ahren Lester

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'Green' money market fund growth faces 'significant' challenges

The emergence of an entirely 'green' money market fund (MMF) is currently unfeasible due to "significant…

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Japanese regulator publishes draft social bond guidelines

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published its proposed Social Bond Guidelines (SBG)...

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Green Bond Principles tightens 'key' recommendations to reflect market best practice

Three years after the last update, the widely adopted Green Bond Principles has received a raft of updates to bring it in line with the developing best practice in the global sustainable bond market. Ahren Lester reports

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External verification mandatory in updated Sustainability Linked Loan Principles

External verification is now required under the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLP) following…

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Transition bonds may 'not survive' amid lacklustre adoption

The future of 'transition' bonds as a separate label remains uncertain, as market experts questioned…

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ICMA confirms further transition finance guidance 'underway'

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has confirmed that work to provide further guidance…

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Green bond comment, May 2021: Is it the time of consolidation rather than proliferation of bond labels?

There are early indications that the market is looking to consolidate existing sustainable bond labels rather than add further ones to the mix. Ahren Lester asks whether this is a worry for the future of the market

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ICMA launches consultation on role of repo market in sustainable finance

The European Repo and Collateral Council (ERCC) of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA)…

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Emerging market sustainable bonds deliver 'more impact'

Despite the misconception, market experts explained that emerging market sustainable bonds can deliver more impact for investors than developed market paper. Ahren Lester reports

Green Bonds,Investment

'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

Green bond comment, March: Are green bond investors overly cautious about sustainability-linked bonds?

Interest in sustainability-linked bonds among investors has continued to grow, but green bond-focused investors have offered a more cautious reception to the innovative instruments, says Ahren Lester

Green Bonds

88% of investors keen on sustainability-linked bonds, despite greenwashing fears

The large majority of investors are investing, or considering investing, in sustainability-linked bonds…

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