NEWS & CONTENT

31-minute readExecutive SummaryESG and sustainable finance markets are soaring and so are greenwashing suspicions and legal risks. The SEC and BaFin’s probes against DWS for overstating its ESG in...

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The first ever Green Cat Bond
Generali successfully priced last June 25, 2021 a € 200m Catastrophe Bond (“Lion III Re DAC Notes”)[1]. This is the first ever Green Cat Bond sponsor...

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In July 2021, the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance[1] (GSIA) published its fifth Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIR) biennial report[2]. GSIA was founded back in 2010...

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On 14 July, the European Commission adopted a set of 13 proposals, the so-called “Fit for 55 package”, to make the EU's climate, energy, transport and taxation policies commensura...

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Following November’s 2020 release of Repsol’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, on June 14, the company has presented its innovative, comprehensive, and overarching “Transition Financing F...

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After a decade of preparation and repeatedly delayed launch, China’s national Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) officially made its debut on July 16, 2021. The national ETS market clo...

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has been under increased pressure from civil society and politicians to take action on climate change[1]. Sign of the acceleration that we are witn...

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On July 12, the Platform on Sustainable Finance published two draft reports about a social taxonomy proposal and an extension of the current green taxonomy to significantly harmful...

In July, a multitude of legislative proposals and strategies related to sustainable finance have been announced by the European Commission and the European Central Bank...

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On July 15th, 2021 Benin successfully launched its inaugural Sustainable Development Goals Bond (“SDG Bond € 500 million 12.5 years”). It represents a landmark transaction in the ...

Until recently, the lack of available, reliable, and comparable data for HY corporates has delayed the incorporation of ESG factors in the HY bond asset class. However, according to S&P, from t...

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On May 7, 2021, the EU Commission published a call for public feedback on the contemplated content, methodology and presentation of the information that companies will have to dis...