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Paris-area public transport authority le-de-France Mobilits announced that it has raised 1 billion in a new greenbond offering, the first by a public entity to be issued under the European GreenBond (EuGB) Regulation.
The government of Australia will issue its first ever greenbond next year, joining the growing ranks of sovereign debt issuers participating in the sustainable finance market to help fund their environmental sustainability initiatives, according to an announcement on Friday by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
If the forecast is achieved, it would mark the fifth consecutive year of sustainable bond issuance at around the $1 trillion level. By bond type, greenbonds are anticipated to continue to dominate, with Moodys forecasting record issuance in 2025 of $620 billion, up slightly over 2024.
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Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds – including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds – declined sharply in the second quarter of 2024, as fewer new issuers entered the market and issuers contend with regulatory scrutiny, according to a new report released by Moody’s Ratings.
Asset managers Head of Fixed Income hopes market expansion will eliminate need for the purely greenbond-focused vehicle within the next decade. Niche to mainstream evolution Storebrand stated that the fund was the first commercial greenbond fund, building on the first ever greenbond issued by the World Bank in 2008.
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Although the EU Taxonomy and SFDR were designed to increase transparency and reduce opportunities for greenwashing, it’s still early days, and there is much work to do. It is also forcing some funds to downgrade their claims and status. Very few funds are reporting exposure to taxonomy alignment higher than 0”, said Bioy.
With 2024 rapidly drawing to a close, the attention of the ESG and sustainability world has shifted to what lies ahead for businesses, regulators, and governments in 2025. Sustainable finance such as ESG-linked financial products and greenbonds are projected to expand rapidly.
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