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Storebrand Fund a Gauge for Green Bond Growth

Chris Hall

Asset managers Head of Fixed Income hopes market expansion will eliminate need for the purely green bond-focused vehicle within the next decade. Niche to mainstream evolution Storebrand stated that the fund was the first commercial green bond fund, building on the first ever green bond issued by the World Bank in 2008.

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How Finance can help stop climate change: Green bonds

Edouard Stenger

Part of this revolution is the meteoritic growth of green bonds, which were started in 2007 by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. If growth was slow from the first green bond issuance to 2012, things have accelerated since. Green bonds are indeed often oversubscribed due to their success.

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Impact Investing Passes $1 Trillion for First Time: Report

ESG Today

The report highlights some of the key drivers of the impact investing market’s momentum, including the rapid growth of the green bond market.

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

The amount of energy produced by wind energy is expected to rise to 9,500 MW, up from just 1,800 MW five years ago, and the company is now offering green bonds to help finance 4 billion in investments to help the country meet its net-zero targets by 2035. It is also one of the biggest green financiers globally.

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S&P Acquires Largest Sustainable Bond Rating Provider Shades of Green

ESG Today

Shades of Green’s Second Party Opinions (SPOs) are independent, research-based assessments on companies’ and governments’ green, sustainability and sustainability-linked debt issuances and frameworks, evaluating alignment with market standards, typically provided before any borrowing is raised.

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CDL’s integrated sustainability report 2022 zeroes in on bolder decarbonisation targets 

Corporate Knights

City Developments Limited (CDL) has published its Integrated Sustainability Report (ISR) 2022, its fifteenth sustainability report since 2008. Over the years, CDL’s robust sustainability reporting has evolved into a unique blended model using GRI Standards as its core since 2008. billion – one of Singapore’s largest green loans.

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CDL's Integrated Sustainability Report 2022 Zeroes in on Bolder Decarbonisation Targets

3BL Media

City Developments Limited (CDL) has published its Integrated Sustainability Report (ISR) 2022, its fifteenth sustainability report since 2008. Over the years, CDL’s robust sustainability reporting has evolved into a unique blended model using GRI Standards as its core since 2008. billion – one of Singapore’s largest green loans.

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