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Market participants in the environmental lending market want assurances on standards
Analysts cautious about take-up of key climate-friendly funding measure
The sustainability fight has rarely been more important, nor more uncertain
Plus, the debate around EU’s green bond standards and fossil fuel plants’ impact on property values
Issuance of sustainability-linked securities has risen fastest, but conventional green bonds are still the most popular
Debt issuers are pushing the boundaries of what is ‘sustainable’ as the label can cut costs
‘Tremendous promise’ tempered by small penalties for failure to hit ESG targets
Diminishing ambition reflects the challenge in becoming a world centre for green finance
Pharmaceutical group raises record debt with social and environmental strings attached
Transition bonds can drive transformation of culprit industries but are often hampered by fear of reputational risk
Just 0.65 per cent on government-backed savings scheme
Brussels’ €12bn sale narrowly exceeds UK’s £10bn debut in September
The market in sustainable debt is growing but issuers are being challenged on margins
Government’s decision on interest rate will involve tricky trade-off between public purse and savers’ pockets
Investors place £100bn of bids for 12-year government debt
Plus, bumps in the road for the FCA’s climate disclosure agenda and Allbirds’ ‘sustainable’ IPO
EU wants to become world’s biggest issuer of environmentally friendly debt
This year’s worldwide issuance — in all categories — has topped $200bn
New issuance standards are helping drive a surge in sustainability-linked loans
Plus, cleaning up dirty nappies, the cost of uncoupling solar panels from Xinjiang, and investment industry reaches a net-zero ‘tipping point’
Inflows on track to surpass last year’s record despite growing concerns over ‘greenwashing’
A focus on the transition to net zero could distract them from their core objectives
Budgetary pressure on donor countries has required innovative financing to speed up treatment rollouts
Campaign groups criticise Beijing-based development bank for oversight of its investments
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