Sustainable Debt

Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge mandates green bond deal

Sustainable bond market share declines amid 'opportunistic' issuance trend

The decline in bond market share for sustainable bond in 2024 has been primarily driven by issuers trying to get to market quickly with deals rather than waning interest in sustainable bonds, according to Moody's.

Transition risk premium penalises high emitters, DNB research finds

Some high-emitting European companies are paying more than 40 basis points higher interest rates than companies with low or no carbon emissions over perceived transition risk, research by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has found.

Passive fund growth fuels $38bn ESG bond fund inflows in 2024, says Barclays

Global environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused bond funds have reported "strong" net inflows worth a cumulative $38 billion in 2024 to date, according to Barclays - with passively managed funds leading the surge.

A tale of two triple-tranche sustainable bonds

After two innovative sustainability-focused triple-tranche bond deals from Ahold Delhaize and EDF in recent months, the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) argues the Dutch-Belgian supermarket chain ...

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Standard Chartered raises $235m for Texas PV manufacturing plant

'Annual social bond reporting doesn't make sense'

A major European issuer has argued that the sustainable bond market should look beyond annual reporting to better capture the long-term impact sought by instruments such as social and biodiversity-focused bonds.

Citi eyes debt-for-nature swaps in Africa

Citi has revealed that it is looking to carry out more debt-for-nature swaps in Africa but believes further education for governments and more investor demand will be critical for delivering more transactions.

Jamaica anticipates 'active' Caribbean sustainable bond market

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) expects an "active" sustainable bond market to develop in the Caribbean amid growing interest from investors and issuers, including the Jamaican government and corporates.

Sovereign debt alone won't help emerging markets transition, says Ninety One

More capital needs to flow to private markets to help emerging economies transition to a lower carbon economy, said Nazmeera Moola, chief sustainability officer at investor Ninety One.

'Promising' future for sustainable sukuk as record 2024 on track

Medium-term growth in sustainable sukuk issuance remains "promising" amid a record-breaking start to 2024 for the sustainable Islamic bond market, with some key markets seeing almost half of total sustainable bond issuance in sukuk format.

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