European Investment Bank

Tuesday, 05 January 2021
Dec/Jan 2020/2021

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.

Sunday, 27 April 2025
Apr/May 2025

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.

Monday, 13 January 2025
Dec/Jan 2024/2025

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.

Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Jun/Jul 2024

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.

Tuesday, 11 June 2024
KangaNews Sustainable Finance H1 2024

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.

Thursday, 14 December 2023
Oct/Nov 2023 Women in Capital Markets Yearbook

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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