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  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    FTfm
    Responsible Investing

    As more money looks to benefit from the transition away from fossil fuels, picking when and where to invest responsibly is becoming ever more complicated. Plus: war in Ukraine upsets green ambitions; in search of the ‘S’ factor; watchdogs take on murky ‘greenwash’

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    Savings
    UK green savings bond sales ‘underwhelming’

    Critics question the environmental merits of the scheme

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    Fears rise over ‘greenwash’ bonds

    Market participants in the environmental lending market want assurances on standards

  • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
    Climate change
    Green savings bond interest rates doubled following demand fears

    Analysts cautious about take-up of key climate-friendly funding measure

  • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
    Moral Money
    Eight essential ESG topics for 2022 Premium content

    The sustainability fight has rarely been more important, nor more uncertain

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    Moral Money
    Walmart steps in to tackle supply chain emissions Premium content

    Plus, the debate around EU’s green bond standards and fossil fuel plants’ impact on property values

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Explainer
    In charts: Green and sustainability bonds

    Issuance of sustainability-linked securities has risen fastest, but conventional green bonds are still the most popular

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Green bonds face new questions over authenticity

    Debt issuers are pushing the boundaries of what is ‘sustainable’ as the label can cut costs

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Investors scrutinise green claims in $80bn sustainability bond market

    ‘Tremendous promise’ tempered by small penalties for failure to hit ESG targets

  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    The City’s long road to going green

    Diminishing ambition reflects the challenge in becoming a world centre for green finance

  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    COP26
    COP26 Day Three: BlackRock’s Fink says climate pressure on public companies ‘biggest arbitrage in my lifetime’
  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    Corporate bonds
    Investors question green tint of Teva’s $5bn sustainability bond

    Pharmaceutical group raises record debt with social and environmental strings attached

  • Monday, 1 November, 2021
    Special ReportManaging Climate Change
    Funding is key to helping polluters go green

    Transition bonds can drive transformation of culprit industries but are often hampered by fear of reputational risk

  • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
    Savings
    UK’s first green savings bond offers lower rate than competitors

    Just 0.65 per cent on government-backed savings scheme

  • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
    EU launches largest-ever green bond

    Brussels’ €12bn sale narrowly exceeds UK’s £10bn debut in September

  • Monday, 11 October, 2021
    FTfm
    Squeeze on ‘greenium’ as ESG bond investors demand more value

    The market in sustainable debt is growing but issuers are being challenged on margins

  • Friday, 24 September, 2021
    UK’s green gilt success points to pricing dilemma for retail version

    Government’s decision on interest rate will involve tricky trade-off between public purse and savers’ pockets

  • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
    UK’s debut ‘green gilt’ sale draws blockbuster demand

    Investors place £100bn of bids for 12-year government debt

  • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
    Moral Money
    How must boards change to tackle the climate crisis? Premium content

    Plus, bumps in the road for the FCA’s climate disclosure agenda and Allbirds’ ‘sustainable’ IPO

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    Brussels to issue ‘Covid green bonds’ as part of pandemic recovery effort

    EU wants to become world’s biggest issuer of environmentally friendly debt

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    Lex
    Green bonds: record sales push sustainable investment forward Premium content

    This year’s worldwide issuance — in all categories — has topped $200bn

  • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
    Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
    Food industry shows growing appetite for green finance

    New issuance standards are helping drive a surge in sustainability-linked loans

  • Wednesday, 7 July, 2021
    Moral Money
    Green bonds soar past analysts’ lofty expectations Premium content

    Plus, cleaning up dirty nappies, the cost of uncoupling solar panels from Xinjiang, and investment industry reaches a net-zero ‘tipping point’

  • Friday, 25 June, 2021
    ESG investing
    Investors pile $54bn in to ESG bond funds in fiery start to 2021

    Inflows on track to surpass last year’s record despite growing concerns over ‘greenwashing’

  • Monday, 7 June, 2021
    Inside BusinessJohn Plender
    Central banks’ action on climate change raises mission creep concerns

    A focus on the transition to net zero could distract them from their core objectives

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