European Investment Bank
Leading from the front
European Investment Bank is one of the EU’s primary vehicles for achieving its sustainability goals and is therefore at the vanguard of European and global sustainable debt markets. The supranational tells KangaNews it aims to use this position to provide a blueprint for itself and others to implement ambitious sustainable-finance strategies.
Money talks and so does climate change
The KangaNews Sustainable Debt Summit took place in Sydney on 3 April at a time in which the sustainable finance sector is being forced to reiterate its value and purpose. Market leaders say incorporating sustainability considerations into investment decisions is a necessity, not a choice – and the politicisation of the sector does not change why markets decided to address the issue in the first place.
Gradual taxonomy application will facilitate buy-in, EIB says
From the vantage point of a major global issuer of green- and sustainability- use-of-proceeds bonds, European Investment Bank observes that taxonomies reinforce the capacity of these bonds to enhance clarity and comparability in sustainable finance.
Labelled market still evolving as ambition remains the order of the day
Transition and sustainability-linked bonds have offered early potential to support the aspects of economic transition with the greatest degree of additionality and impact. But issuance has slowed after a promising start, in particular due to enhanced scrutiny of transaction structures’ ambition. Market leaders gathered in Amsterdam in June to path a road forward.
Time for Australian sustainable finance to step up to the plate
Clearer policy direction, the development and implementation of a local taxonomy and mandatory climate reporting, and the impending inevitability of energy transition seem set to turbo charge the Australian sustainable finance market. Speakers at the KangaNews Sustainable Debt Summit in Sydney on 19 March discussed the economic and market impact of this inflection point.
SSA sector stays on the cutting edge of sustainability and DE&I
In October 2023, KangaNews and UBS hosted female leaders from the supranational, sovereign and agency sector – live in Sydney and via VC globally – at a roundtable to discuss the state of capital markets and the role of these institutions in promoting sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.
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