New report by Climate Bonds and HSBC presents latest numbers and key trends to be followed to strengthen sustainable finance in ASEAN The sustainable debt market in the 6 largest ASEAN economies continued to grow rapidly in 2021 with record issuance of green, social, and sustainability (GSS) debt totaling USD24bn comparedContinue…
The first annual USD trillion in green issuance could arrive as early as this year. This is according to the latest flagship Annual Sustainable Debt Global State of the Market Report released by Climate Bonds Initiative, drawing on the latest data from Climate Bonds’ Market Intelligence. The report shows that Green Social andContinue…
The Rapporteur of the EuGB Regulation at the European Parliament released proposed amendments on 2 December 2021. ICMA proposes an analysis of the amendments and underlines possible consequences. On 6 July 2021, the European Commission published its draft proposal for a Regulation on European green bonds (“Regulation” or “EuGB Regulation”).Continue…
The not-for-profit Climate Bonds Initiative has released its latest periodic reporting – Climate Investment Opportunities: Climate-Aligned Bonds & Issuers 2020– which identifies climate-aligned issuers and investments. The Climate Investment Opportunities: Climate-Aligned Bonds & Issuers 2020 report released by the Climate Bonds Initiative with the support of the DBS Bank, is providing a comprehensive analysisContinue…
Green bonds enable capital-raising and investment for new and existing projects with environmental benefits, the Green Bond Principles (GBP) seek to support issuers in financing environmentally sound and sustainable projects that foster a net-zero emissions economy and protect the environment. The Green and Social Bond Principles (GBP) are the globalContinue…
Eni intends to place the first euro-denominated sustainability-linked bond in its sector, with a 7 year maturity, under its existing Euro Medium Term Note Programme. The energy company Eni intends to place the first euro-denominated sustainability-linked bond in its sector, with a 7 year maturity, under its existing Euro MediumContinue…
Climate Bonds releases Post Issuance Reporting in the Green Bond Market 2021, a comprehensive review of green bond post issuance reporting practices, supported by critical reflections on past and future market trends, within and beyond UoP instruments Climate Bonds Initiative releases Post-Issuance Reporting in the Green Bond Market 2021, lookingContinue…
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) celebrate together the exchange’s achievement of 1000 sustainable bonds on the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX). EIB’s recent 10-year USD 1.5 billion Global Climate Awareness Bond is the 1,000th bond on the leading platform for securities with focus on sustainability, and theContinue…
Following the success of its first social bond in October 2019, Arkéacompleted a second bond issue with social impact in June, 2020. This €750 million fund-raising will contribute to the economic development of regions in a context of unprecedented health crisis, via the financing / refinancing of loans to SMEsContinue…
The Bank of China has issued 20 billion Renminbi ($2.8 billion) in blockchain-based bonds for small and micro-sized companies possessing their own blockchain platforms. Chinese Bank follows Santander in issuing blockchain-based bonds This Friday, one of the four major commercial banks in China, the Bank of China, announced that itContinue…
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