Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLB)
Slovenia Inaugurates European Sovereign SLB Market
Stockholm (NordSIP) - On June 24th, the Republic of Slovenia issued its inaugural sustainability-linked bond (SLB), the first such instance of this format being...
Nordic Borrowers Remain Committed to Sustainable Bonds
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following the peak issuance of 2021 fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2024 saw global sustainable debt issuance return to positive annual...
Velliv Invests in Reforestation-Linked Bond
Stockholm (NordSIP) - The World Bank (WB), via the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) issued a 9-year US$225 million, principal-protected Amazon Reforestation-Linked...
ESMA Recommends Changing Sustainable Investments’ Definition
Stockholm (NordSIP) - In a new opinion discussing potential long-term improvements to the Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework, the European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) argued...
Difficult First Half for Nordic Sustainable Bond Market
Stockholm (NordSIP) - During the first half of 2024, Nordic issuance of sustainable bonds was worth €31.5 billion, down by 6% compared to the...
AFII Casts Doubts Over Seven SLBs
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Sustainability-linked Bonds (SLBs) have been a vehicle for the growth of sustainable finance since Italian utilities giant first issued such bond...
