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  • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
    Anjana Ahuja
    Turning whales into carbon-based assets won’t be easy

    We have allowed the natural capital on which we all depend to be depreciated off the books

  • Friday, 21 April, 2023
    ESG investing
    Climate penalties to be built in to more debt issuances

    Sovereign issuers plan ‘sustainability-linked bonds’ as a way of trying to woo ethical investors

  • Monday, 17 April, 2023
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    New standards keep the greenwash off green bonds

    European Union aims to define what counts as sustainable debt finance and bring in independent reviewers

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Moral Money
    The green goose that ‘laid a golden egg’ Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, in first interview as chief executive Mars boss warns companies against fleeing ESG issues

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    Brussels clamps down on ‘greenwashing’ in bond market

    New rules could sharply reduce the volume of bonds that qualify for a green label, say analysts

  • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
    Sustainability bond market stumbles as investors get picky

    Issuance of debt that aims to hold companies to climate pledges has fallen amid ‘greenwashing’ concerns

  • 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

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