May 2023

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Since the publication of our study the “New Geography of Taxonomies”, in July 2021, jurisdictions in Europe, Asia and the Americas have either begun or concluded their taxonomy de...

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After months of political dead-end[1], market participants were relieved by the political agreement concluded between the Council and the Parliament on the European Green Bond Stand...

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The European Commission (EC) has prompted surprise with the publication of a Green Claims Directive proposal[1] in the end of March 2023. Despite our forecast that greenwashing wo...

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Introduction to Enel’s latest Sustainability-Linked Bond issuance and updated Framework
On February 14th, 2023, Enel launched a dual-tranche “Sustainability-Linked Bond” (SLB) in ...

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Evaluation by investors of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices before investing or financing a company has become mainstream. The banking sector is no exception ...

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On April 5th, 2023, the European Commission (EC) published the long-awaited draft delegated acts (DAs) to the Taxonomy Regulation containing technical screening criteria (TSC) for...

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On Thursday 23rd February 2023, the Green Loan, Social Loan and Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles and related Guidance have been updated by the Loan Market Association (LMA), ...

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On March 23rd, 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) released its two first climate-related financial disclosures for both its corporate bonds portfolio and non-monetary policy po...