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Green Bond Momentum Builds in H1 2023

Chris Hall

Linklaters forecasts record year for green bonds, while SLB issuance suffers Q2 slowdown. Investor demand for green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bonds (GSS+) has surged in H1 2023, with regulatory developments bringing greater transparency and confidence to the market.

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Code Word: Transparency

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Sofidel The financial industry is changing and is committed to improving transparency in the industry as well as directing practitioners toward greater integration of sustainability risks within investment processes. Indeed, an important goal is to strengthen the reliability and comparability of information.

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Bloomberg Expands Sustainable Index Offering With New Green-Tilted Fixed Income Indices

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Originally published on bloomberg.com Bloomberg announced the launch of new green-tilted fixed income indices, which seek to increase weighting to green bonds in some of Bloomberg’s flagship indices such as the Global Aggregate, Treasury and Corporate Indices.

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Storebrand Fund a Gauge for Green Bond Growth

Chris Hall

Asset managers Head of Fixed Income hopes market expansion will eliminate need for the purely green bond-focused vehicle within the next decade. Niche to mainstream evolution Storebrand stated that the fund was the first commercial green bond fund, building on the first ever green bond issued by the World Bank in 2008.

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ECB Launches New Financed Emissions and Sustainable Finance Indicators to Track Climate Risk

ESG Today

The sustainable finance indicators track the issuance and holdings of debt instruments with sustainability characteristics, such as green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds in the euro area, providing information on the proceeds raised to finance sustainable projects.

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Sustainable Bond Proceeds Disproportionately Allocated to Climate Mitigation over Adaptation: Fitch

ESG Today

For the report, Sustainable Fitch examined the green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked labeled bonds rated by its ESG Ratings service, with a focus on the instruments’ Use of Proceeds’ contribution to green and social impact, and the level of transparency and ambition in project or target selection.

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Nasdaq 2022 Sustainability Report: Supporting the Investment Community

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Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network The Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network, launched in late 2019, is a global platform that aims to increase transparency for environmental, social and sustainable bonds. The platform also provides issuer-level information on UN Sustainable Development Goals allocation.