India readies regulation of ESG ratings providers

India's securities markets regulator has set out plans to regulate sustainability ratings and research…

Asia Pacific,ESG,ESG Data,Policy

Milestone €100 EU carbon price 'within reach' in 2021

Expectations are rising that the EU carbon price could quickly cross the €100 ($113) per tonne milestone…

Carbon

People moves, 4 June: NGFS, BoE, SEB, Redington ... and more

People

Powell rejoins SEB in Norway

People

People Moves 14 May 2021: SMBC, NTAM, SEB, Credit Suisse, L&G, ISS ESG and more

People

SEB recruits Stockholm Environment Institute's Vulturius

People

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

Green bond fund assets double in 2020

Total assets in green bond funds hit $20 billion at the end of 2020, with some funds tripling in size, Ahren Lester reports, and fund managers expect inflows to continue to power ahead in 2021

Green Bonds,Investment

Buoyant market supports strong GSSS bond fund performance in 2020

Building on a strong performance in 2019, green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bond funds delivered a healthy performance in 2020 as fixed income markets were boosted by low interest rates. Ahren Lester reports

Green Bonds,Investment

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

DNB, SEB and Nordea among biggest Scandinavian fossil fuel lenders

Scandinavian banks DNB, SEB and Nordea are the three largest lenders to the fossil fuel industry in the…

Policy

Social surge helps 2020 sustainable bond issuance to double

After a record-breaking $600 billion sustainable bond issuance in 2020 in which diversification beyond green bonds gathered pace, expectations are high that the momentum will be carried into 2021. Ahren Lester reports

Debt,Green Bonds

Banks face 'risk of errors' in applying EU Taxonomy

An investigation by the European Banking Federation (EBF) and UNEP FI into the impact of the EU Taxonomy…

ESG,ESG Data

News Round Up: ACCA, Ban Ki-moon, SEB, and more

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

SEBI sets up Indian social stock exchange 'technical group'

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has established a 'technical group' to develop a national…

IMPACT

Kommuninvest prepares social impact loans, eyes social bond

Sweden's Kommuninvest has established a 'committee on social sustainability' to examine applications…

Debt,IMPACT

Insurer Skandia buys novel bond to fund diabetes prevention

Swedish insurer Skandia has bought a SEK30 million ($3.2 million) 'health impact' bond from Region Stockholm,…

ESG,Equity,Green Bonds,IMPACT,Insurance,Investment

Private equity firm EQT enters €5bn ESG-linked loan facility

Private equity firm EQT has entered into an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked, fund-level…

Debt,ESG,Investment

Sustainability-linked Bond Principles mark new era for bond market

A set of Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBP) was launched today, in a landmark move that is…

Debt,Green Bonds,Policy