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  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    Capital markets
    India raises $1bn from maiden green bond sale

    Debt earmarked for environmental projects achieves lower borrowing cost than conventional bonds

  • Monday, 2 January, 2023
    Lex
    Green bonds: the disappearing greenium is a welcome development Premium content

    Longer term, the bonds will cease to exist as a separate asset class

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    LexESG investing
    EU fund managers: ESG funds confused by 50 shades of green Premium content

    Sustainable investing is complex and it is not yet clear what counts

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    Sembcorp Industries Ltd
    Sembcorp coal deal raises concerns about distortions in green bonds

    Energy provider to avoid rise in interest payments on sustainability linked debt but will continue to finance the Indian assets

  • Monday, 7 November, 2022
    Moral Money
    ‘Loss and damage’ is the hot debate at COP27 Premium content

    Plus, the green bond market is doing better than you might think

  • Friday, 14 October, 2022
    Alice Ross
    Green gilts are under a shadow

    Options for bond buyers with an ESG twist

  • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
    Special Report
    FTfm: Responsible Investing

    Investors are realising that loss of biodiversity is as serious as climate change. Plus: activists see executive pay as tool to bring about change; asset funds warned of greenwashing; carbon credits being questioned as tool for net-zero goals; turmoil prompts supply chain audit

  • Monday, 18 July, 2022
    Special ReportSustainable Finance
    Rising green bond issuance erodes premiums

    But tighter sustainability rules may give the ‘greenium’ a new lease of life

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    Banking & Savings
    UK green savings bond sales ‘underwhelming’

    Critics question the environmental merits of the scheme

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    FTfm
    Fears rise over ‘greenwash’ bonds

    Market participants in the environmental lending market want assurances on standards

  • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
    Climate change
    Green savings bond interest rates doubled following demand fears

    Analysts cautious about take-up of key climate-friendly funding measure

  • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
    Moral Money
    Eight essential ESG topics for 2022

    The sustainability fight has rarely been more important, nor more uncertain

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    Moral Money
    Walmart steps in to tackle supply chain emissions Premium content

    Plus, the debate around EU’s green bond standards and fossil fuel plants’ impact on property values

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Explainer
    In charts: Green and sustainability bonds

    Issuance of sustainability-linked securities has risen fastest, but conventional green bonds are still the most popular

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Green bonds face new questions over authenticity

    Debt issuers are pushing the boundaries of what is ‘sustainable’ as the label can cut costs

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Investors scrutinise green claims in $80bn sustainability bond market

    ‘Tremendous promise’ tempered by small penalties for failure to hit ESG targets

  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    The City’s long road to going green

    Diminishing ambition reflects the challenge in becoming a world centre for green finance

  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    COP26
    COP26 Day Three: BlackRock’s Fink says climate pressure on public companies ‘biggest arbitrage in my lifetime’
  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    Corporate bonds
    Investors question green tint of Teva’s $5bn sustainability bond

    Pharmaceutical group raises record debt with social and environmental strings attached

  • Monday, 1 November, 2021
    Climate change
    Funding is key to helping polluters go green

    Transition bonds can drive transformation of culprit industries but are often hampered by fear of reputational risk

  • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
    Banking & Savings
    UK’s first green savings bond offers lower rate than competitors

    Just 0.65 per cent on government-backed savings scheme

  • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
    EU launches largest-ever green bond

    Brussels’ €12bn sale narrowly exceeds UK’s £10bn debut in September

  • Monday, 11 October, 2021
    FTfm
    Squeeze on ‘greenium’ as ESG bond investors demand more value

    The market in sustainable debt is growing but issuers are being challenged on margins

  • Friday, 24 September, 2021
    UK’s green gilt success points to pricing dilemma for retail version

    Government’s decision on interest rate will involve tricky trade-off between public purse and savers’ pockets

  • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
    UK’s debut ‘green gilt’ sale draws blockbuster demand

    Investors place £100bn of bids for 12-year government debt

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