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India Launches New Regulations for Social, Sustainability, Sustainability-Linked Bonds

ESG Today

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released its new Framework for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Debt Securities (other than green debt securities), setting out regulatory requirements for issuers of social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs).

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Moody’s Predicts $1 Trillion Sustainable Bond Market in 2025 Despite Political Headwinds

ESG Today

Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds is anticipated to again reach around $1 trillion in 2025, according to a new forecast released by Moodys Ratings, as headwinds including political changes from the new U.S.

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Global WELL Adoption Experiences Unprecedented Growth, With 6 Billion Square Feet of Space Now Engaged With the World’s Leading Standard for Healthy Buildings, Organizations and Communities

3BL Media

Since the end of 2024, WELL has also been incorporated in 12 different types of financial instruments—including green bonds, social bonds and sustainability-linked bonds and loans—and featured in sustainable finance frameworks, regulatory guides, reports and case studies in 24 countries, spanning five continents.

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Indian SLB launched after SEBI expands sustainable bond guidelines

Environmental Finance

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has expanded its green bond framework to include social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with Larsen & Toubro rapidly launching its debut SLB under the guidelines.

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Ocean funding vehicle launched to unlock 'billions'

Environmental Finance

IAPB to expand biodiversity credit market globally 09 June 2025 From Jennifer Forrest in Monaco Marine nature positive metrics to be developed 09 June 2025 Marine state of nature metrics are set to be standardised by a coalition launched at a global ocean conference in France to help lend credibility to nature positive claims.

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IAPB to expand biodiversity credit market globally

Environmental Finance

IAPB to expand biodiversity credit market globally 09 June 2025 From Jennifer Forrest in Monaco Marine nature positive metrics to be developed 09 June 2025 Marine state of nature metrics are set to be standardised by a coalition launched at a global ocean conference in France to help lend credibility to nature positive claims.

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How Green Bonds Will Fund a Green Future

3BL Media

ESG-labeled bond issuance surged to new heights in 2021. Green bonds, which fund particular projects, continued to dominate. But issuance of social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds—which reference specific key performance indicators, or KPIs—grew fastest (Display).