Aug 27, 2024 Linklaters advises World Bank on first-of-its-kind carbon removal bond to fund Amazon reforestation By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown Linklaters has advised the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) on the issuance of its nine-year...
Jun 25, 2024 ICMA releases new resources on Sustainability-Linked Bonds, Green Bonds and Sustainability-Linked Loans financing Bonds By Erin McKeown Siân Sanford Catherine Wade Jake Dyer Ben Dulieu Amelia Rice +3 more... Show less On 25 June 2024, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) released new materials and guidance to support the Green, Social,...
Jun 24, 2024 Stocktake of the EU Taxonomy in action By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade Earlier this month the European Commission published a factsheet evidencing the market’s uptake of the EU Taxonomy. The results (gleaned...
Jun 20, 2024 EU: ECB is considering whether to impose fines on banks for failure to address the impact of climate change By Sara Feijao On 29 May 2024, Bloomberg reported (see here, requires a subscription) that the European Central Bank (ECB) was preparing to impose fines...
Jun 06, 2024 EU Green Bond Regulation: new podcast on the key aspects of the EuGB label getting the most buzz in the market By Catherine Wade Erin McKeown In this podcast series, we explore in bitesize format various aspects of the EU Green Bond Regulation. In this episode, counsel Catherine...
May 28, 2024 New EU Green Bond Regulation Hub By Catherine Wade With just over 6 months to go before the first issuer will be able to use the EU’s new ‘gold standard’ label for green EU Taxonomy...
Dec 12, 2023 ICMA updates to the Guidance Handbook By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade On 29 November 2023, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the Executive Committee of the Principles published an...
Nov 30, 2023 Here at (long) last - Regulation on European Green Bonds published in the Official Journal of the EU By Erin McKeown Catherine Wade On 30 November 2023, the Regulation on European Green Bonds and optional disclosures for bonds marketed as environmentally sustainable...