25 April 2024

Wave of change: The state of play on blue bonds

Analysis

26 April 2024

Financial accounting of net-zero commitments? Not yet, IASB says
24 April 2024

Article 6 and CORSIA: preparing for compliance

With airlines set to demand vast numbers of carbon credits, a supply crunch is a very real risk, writes Pedro Carvalho
23 April 2024

What is the most important skill you need to succeed in sustainable finance?

While data skills are important in determining whether you get a job in sustainable finance, communication skills are key to making a success of these jobs, write Rory Sullivan and Nicky Amos
22 April 2024

Comment: Are we finally ready to have a grown-up conversation about the transition?

There are encouraging signs we are starting to have a more sophisticated and practical conversation about how to invest in the transition, says Peter Cripps

News

  • People Moves, 26 April: Glass Lewis, Abris, NTR, Circulate Capital, Mediolanum ... and more

    26 April 2024

  • EU looks to UK, US policies, with no clear way forward for SFDR

    26 April 2024

  • Impax warns investor sentiment towards green funds could sour

    26 April 2024

  • Regulators' attempts to put labels on sustainable finance are flawed, argues Impax

    26 April 2024

  • LGIM to sharpen nature voting focus for 2024 AGM season

    26 April 2024

  • Loan round-up: Vukile Property, Nexa, Blumar ... and more

    25 April 2024

  • Apicorp returns to green bond market

    25 April 2024

  • Morningstar Sustainalytics President joins Glass Lewis as CEO

    25 April 2024

  • BlackRock and Temasek's Decarbonization Partners closes debut fund at $1.4bn

    25 April 2024

  • Investors 'can help turn the tide on England's sewage crisis'

    25 April 2024

  • Allianz GI 'could develop products on biodiversity this year

    25 April 2024

  • Enel SLB target miss 'unlikely' to trigger forced selling, says Barclays

    25 April 2024

  • UN kills off NZIA and launches multi-stakeholder forum for net zero

    25 April 2024

  • Nature risks bigger threat to the economy than Global Financial Crisis, warns GFI

    25 April 2024

  • Nature Action 100 publishes company benchmark design

    25 April 2024

  • TNFD unlikely to be major issue in proxy season, says Morningstar

    24 April 2024

  • AllianzGI to support two major biodiversity resolutions

    24 April 2024

  • Bond round-up: Equitable Bank, Scotiabank, KBN ... and more

    24 April 2024

  • Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market

    24 April 2024

  • 'Historic day' as EU CSDDD approved

    24 April 2024

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  2. ISSB to work on biodiversity disclosures
  3. Comment: Are we finally ready to have a grown-up conversation about the transition?
  4. Nature Action 100 publishes company benchmark design
  5. Transition bond label is a 'distraction' for transition finance, says MetLife IM
  6. What is the most important skill you need to succeed in sustainable finance?
  7. Governments urged to make nature transition plans mandatory
  8. BoE suggests ways financial institutions can build on climate scenarios
  9. Natural capital will become a fundamental component of investors' portfolios
  10. Article 6 and CORSIA: preparing for compliance

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Market Insights

CDL first in Singapore to publish TNFD-aligned disclosures in its 17th integrated sustainability report 2024

CDL is the first in Singapore to publish a TNFD-aligned report. It also conducted an ISSB Standards gap analysis, expanding its ISR 2024 disclosures to include Group data with the aim for full alignment by FY 2025.

Spotting the opportunities in sustainable investment

Sustainability is transforming the global economy. The green economy now represents 10% of global listed market capitalisation, larger than the energy and retail sectors and is fast becoming a significant strategic growth opportunity for investors, banks and corporates.

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EF Data

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Quarterly sustainable bond issuance by label ($Value)

Provisional data for Q1 2024 shows a general uptick in issuance of all labels from the previous quarter except for sustainability linked bonds which have had their weakest quarter since Q1 2021 and have been on a downward trend since their peak in Q4 2021. Conversely transition bonds have had a record-breaking quarter due to Japan’s pioneering sovereign transition bonds.

Green bonds remain by far the largest label while sustainability and social bonds have kept at similar levels in Q1 2024, with sustainability bonds slightly outperforming social bonds for the first time since Q1 2023. Overall Q1 2024 has been one of the strongest quarters on record.

You can read more on Environmental Finance Data's forecast and prediction here.

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