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Social bonds

Industrial bank of Korea (“IBK”) successfully issued a US$600m 5-year Gender Equality themed Social Bond with a focus on women empowerment

12 Dec 2023
5 min.

On September 21, 2023, the Industrial Bank of Korea issued a US$600m 5-year gender equality themed social bond. Natixis acted as Active Joint Bookrunner an...

Social bonds: easy come and easy go?

10 May 2023
24 min.

The fate of Social Bonds was the topic of a panel at Environmental Finance’s ESG in Fixed Income event on April 17th. “Social bonds, could they die on our ...

Euro GSSS Bond Market: evolutions, trends and novelties

04 Nov 2022
22 min.

Euro GSSS (Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-linked) issuances, all type of issuers combined, reached EUR 255 bn by the end of September. This...

State of the Green, Social and Sustainable Sovereign Bonds markets, what is next?

30 Nov 2021
3 min.

15-minute read
OVERVIEW
While many countries have beefed-up their NDCs at the COP26, the Green, Social and Sustainable (GSS) Sovereign Bonds Market has exceeded $200bn in cumulative issuances in 20...

ESG integration in Leverage Finance: where do we stand?

25 Jun 2021
1 min.

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...

The EU Social Taxonomy Draft: promising buildings blocks

16 Jun 2021
23 min.

20-minute read
 
The 53-page Draft Report on “Social Taxonomy” from the Sustainable Finance Platform Subgroup recently leaked. To our great surprise, it offers an already sophisticated approach a...

The Art of Social Bond Impact Reporting

16 Jun 2021
2 min.

In Sustainable Finance, social issues have long been addressed through the lenses of risk factors and minimum safeguards. Conversely, Use-of-Proceeds Social Bonds focus on the contribution to adequ...

Our New Year Wishes: reflecting on 2020 and contemplating 2021

14 Jan 2021
3 min.

Bonne Année!
Wishing you all health, happiness, and a more sustainable future in the New Year ahead!
 
This time of the year is an excellent occasion to reflect on achievements and lessons after ...

The European Union's plunge in the Social Bonds Market

30 Nov 2020
9 min.

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The Covid-19 pandemic and widespread lockdown measures have severely slowed down the economies of many countries around the world. European real GDP is now projected to contrac...

Unédic issued the two largest social bonds ever in the midst of the covid-19 crisis

12 Jun 2020
3 min.

Unédic issued its inaugural EUR4bn Social Bond (Nov-2026 OAT+36) on May 15, 2020, which represented the largest social bond ever issued worldwide for any type of issuer. On June 10th, the Agency i...

Covid-19 crisis in Europe: a midwife for a federalist green & social leap forward

12 Jun 2020
18 min.

A new chapter of history textbooks is being written in Europe and the pen could be green and social. The once politically inconceivable measures could become a reality. Taboos fall one after anot...

Market overview of Covid-19 Responses-related Bonds

30 Apr 2020
2 min.

The Covid-19 crisis has had severe implications across the world to date and represent significant challenge to the economy. During such an unprecedented time, governments, agencies, financial in...

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