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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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Australia to Issue Inaugural Green Bond

ESG Today

The government of Australia will issue its first ever green bond 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.

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Green bonds or greenwashing? Growth of aquaculture poses risks for ocean health.

Impact Alpha

The post Green bonds or greenwashing? ImpactAlpha, July 29 – Mowi ASA, the Norwegian fish farming giant, raised €200 million from investors last year in what was the seafood industry’s. Growth of aquaculture poses risks for ocean health. appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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EU Green Bond Deal: Sustainable Gold Standard or Unrealistic?

Impakter

Impakter EU Green Bond Deal: Sustainable Gold Standard or Unrealistic? In what’s being labelled a “landmark’’ moment for sustainable finance, EU negotiators last week finally announced the agreement of a provisional deal establishing a gold standard for European green bonds (EuGB). appeared first on Impakter.

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EU Council Adopts New European Green Bond Standard

ESG Today

The Council of the European Union announced today the adoption of a regulation creating a new European Green Bond Standard, marking the last major step for the establishment of a new European Green Bonds (EuGB) label, aimed at fighting greenwashing and helping advance the sustainable finance market in the EU.

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EU Green Bonds: reducing the risk of greenwashing

Environmental Finance

The EU's Green Bond Regulation will create an extra burden for issuers, but issues that comply will prove more attractive to investors, write Massimiliano Danusso and Francesca Marchetti

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EU Parliament Adopts European Green Bond Standard

ESG Today

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 418-79 on Thursday to approve the adoption of a new European Green Bond (EuGB) label, aimed at fighting greenwashing and providing investors with confidence that their investments are being appropriately directed towards financing sustainable business activities and technologies.