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Apple supported the development of 1.2 GW of clean energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

American multinational technology company Apple has announced that its 2020 green bonds will support the installation of 1.2 The company funded 17 green bond projects, from the $4.7 billion in green bond funding the company issued since 2016. GW of renewable energy capacity. billion to projects.

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

Corporate Knights

Raised Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions intensity reduction target to 63% from new baseline year 2016, validated by Science Based Targets initiative . CDL will also reduce its Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services by 41% per sqm Gross Floor Area (GFA) by 2030 from 2016.

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

3BL Media

Raised Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions intensity reduction target to 63% from new baseline year 2016, validated by Science Based Targets initiative. CDL will also reduce its Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services by 41% per sqm Gross Floor Area (GFA) by 2030 from 2016.

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Africa’s GSS+ Bond Market Ripe for Growth

Chris Hall

The report spotlighted the issuance of bonds by Tanzanian and Togolese banks to finance access to ‘essential services’ and ‘affordable infrastructure ’ use of proceeds that correspond with SDGs, including SDG 1 ( n o p overty) , and SDG 7 ( a ffordable and c lean e nergy ).

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GSSS: A Direct Path to a Just Transition

Chris Hall

Sovereigns have been relatively late entrants to sustainable bond markets following corporates and supra-national entities (such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), which issued the first green debt securities in the mid-2000s.

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A New Frontier for Green Investment

Chris Hall

Green finance – typically global bond, loans, and other long-term markets – has reached almost US$2 trillion in volume. Annual green bond issuance broke through the half trillion mark for the first time, ending 2021 at US$522.7 billion, a 75% increase on prior year volumes, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative.

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Prologis Commits to Net Zero Emissions by 2040

3BL Media

Issued 16 green bonds between 2018-2021, and its global line of credit and additional lines of credit are linked to sustainability metrics. Invested $150 million in nearly 40 companies through Prologis Ventures since 2016, including those focused on innovation in ESG and sustainability.

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