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'BoE climate bond buying shows promise for bigger programme'

A minor reduction in the cost of borrowing shows that the Bank of England (BoE)'s climate-themed bond purchases could be more effective if the central bank repeated it with bigger investments, according to CDP and the London School of Economics.

Malaysia's Kami Builders sets up $70m sustainable sukuk programme

Edentree advocates 'social-flavoured UK sovereign bond' after green success

Investors are understood to be encouraging the UK government to consider issuing a social-focused sustainable bond after continued success for its innovative and expanding green bond programme, according to Edentree Investment Management (IM).

German sustainable finance expert group handed 'simplification' mandate

Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, DZ Bank and Union Investment employees are among appointees under a renewed mandate of an expert group to advise Germany's federal government on sustainable finance.

Trelleborg becomes first Swedish company to issue a blue bond

Polymer manufacturer Trelleborg has become the first Swedish company to issue a blue bond, raising SEK800 million ($84 million) through a five-year transaction linked to sustainable water and wastewater management.

The ESG ratings reckoning

Europe's push for trust may reshape the market, writes Geoffroy Marcassoli

AI risks are 'surging for financial institutions', finds RepRisk

Financial institutions expect the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) to pose growing business conduct risks to their portfolios, according to a new report.

EU banks to be quizzed on climate-related 'financial turmoil' in stress test

EU banks are to be asked to report their exposure to climate-related physical and transition risks as part of an EU-wide stress test for the first time, the European Banking Authority (EBA) revealed.

SBTi's Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0 unveils role for carbon credits

The long-awaited Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0 has urged companies to "deploy every lever in your control" to hit targets, which includes roles for energy attribute certificates (EACs) and carbon credits.

Uganda targets debut sovereign green bond by early 2027

Uganda is targeting its inaugural sovereign green bond issuance for late 2026 or early 2027, Environmental Finance has learned.