Co-authored by Rupesh Madlani, Àlvar Gener, Delphine Queniart, Lisa Engelen, Stephanie Willcocks, and Diana Espada at Bankers without Boundaries, and Thomas Osdoba at NetZeroCities A year ago, we wrote about the urgent need to unlock urban climate finance and argued that local city funds could help cities move from aspiration to implementation on the net zero transition. Since then, the BwB team has been putting that thesis into practice, working with a growing number of Eur

In February 2026, BwB convened a roundtable discussion at the LMA & ICMA Annual African Summit in Cape Town, bringing together sovereign issuers and a diverse range of stakeholders from across the sustainable finance ecosystem to examine the current state of the sustainability-linked debt market and discuss pathways forward. Spanning both bonds and loans, the sustainability-linked debt market has lost considerable momentum in recent years. Following the issue of the world

The war with Iran exposes the cost of reliance on imported fossil fuels. Spikes in oil and gas prices are symptoms of a deeper vulnerability. Accelerating Europe's energy transition is not only about decarbonization, but about strengthening energy security and insulating the region's economy against volatility. Authors: Tommaso Buso, BwB Vice President and M. Belén Ortíz Torres, BwB Associate With contributions from: Alison Shaw, Alvar Gener, Delphine Queniart, Lisa Enge

By Isaac Caiger-Smith , BwB Senior Analyst, and Alison Shaw , BwB Vice President, with contributions from Phoebe Forbes , BwB Research Intern, and Rupesh Madlani , BwB CEO As defense budgets around the world rise in response to heightened geopolitical tensions, one crucial aspect of security continues to be overlooked: climate vulnerabilities in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence . Many fragile nations are trapped in a destructive feedback loop: climate s

We recently shared insights from our Investor Roundtable on the Future of Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs) – a conversation that highlighted the need to address the challenges preventing SLBs from realising their potential to mobilise private capital for climate and nature-positive outcomes. If you missed it, visit the link . Today, we’re sharing some research that adds a layer of analysis to our roundtable findings. Our ‘SLB Research Deck’, produced in partnership with

With COP30 now underway, the global community is once again turning its attention to how to finance the transition to a sustainable and resilient future. Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) have emerged as one of several innovative instruments seeking to mobilise private capital while embedding accountability for climate and sustainability outcomes. Strengthening the SLB market is an important step towards unlocking finance at scale and ensuring that climate commitments transl

Rupesh Madlani, BwB CEO Ede Borbely, BwB Vice President The Problem: Wasting Surplus Renewable Energy As nations around the world...

BwB is proud to share a newly conducted analysis that makes the case for why European cities should invest in secure and resilient...

Co-authored by Rupesh Madlani (CEO) Ryan McManus (Vice President), Àlvar Gener (Associate) at BwB and Thomas Osdoba...

Christine Zhou, BwB Executive Director The global fight against climate change is at a pivotal juncture, with recent geopolitical...

Prompted by various discussions during Women’s History Month in March, including a ‘Breaking down the ‘S’ in ESG’ panel discussion at...

As part of BwB’s work on the DesirMED project, Heather Matson and Nuno Meira . have been looking at how 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 could be used...

Shriya Samarth, BwB Senior Advisor Capital markets around the world have spent the past few months carefully reacting to a lot of...

Africa’s abundant and diverse natural resources make it uniquely positioned to be a global leader in green business and finance. But how...

Investment in climate change initiatives has surged over the past two decades, but most funding targets mitigation—reducing carbon...

Could finance be harnessed to meaningfully scale up decarbonisation in the built environment? BwB is delighted to launch our latest...

What should small and middle-sized cities do when faced with the dilemma of financing for resilience? What’s the role of capital...

The latest EIB – EU Commission report, coauthored by BwB, Trinomics and IUCN, has been published on June 8th, 2023, during the Network...

For generations, widespread prevalence of economic and social barriers has inhibited the empowerment and economic inclusion of women in...

How can finance and policy best support the growth and development of Sustainable Food Systems? What is the role of financial innovation?...