As our Sustainable Finance Insight series hits 10 episodes, Nick and Cheryl discuss developments and deals over the months of September and October. One notable milestone was the delivery of Sustainalytics’ 500th SPO in October. Check out our retrospective on the sustainable bond market. The Climate Bond Initiative also noted that green bond issuance has surpassed USD 1 trillion and sustainable finance issuance has topped USD 2 trillion since inception.
 



In addition to market updates, Cheryl and Nick answer some listener questions. Submit your questions to [email protected].
 
Hosts:
Nick Gandolfo, Director, Sustainable Finance Solutions
Cheryl Tay, Senior Associate, Sustainable Finance Solutions

Resources mentioned in the episode:
ICMA Quarterly Newsletter – Sustainability-Linked Bond from External Review Perspective
ICMA response to the EC consultation on the EU Green Bond Standard
Increasing sustainable bond market scrutiny
Asian Investor
The Asset


Environmental Finance: Science Based Targets initiative launch finance sector framework
BCG: Why the new competitive advantage demands sustainability (Sustainable Business Model Innovation)
Nordea: Lessons from the infant sustainability-linked bond market
Wall Street Journal: Companies test a new type of ESG bond with fewer restrictions
OECD: Developing Sustainable Finance Definitions and Taxonomies
I&PE: International sustainable finance forum starts taxonomy work, gains IMF

Sustainalytics’ SPOs
adidas Sustainability Bond Framework Second-Party Opinion
EU SURE Social Bond Framework Second-Party Opinion





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