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The potential of green bonds in emerging markets

Renewable Energy World

Between 2015 and 2018, emerging markets accounted for an increasingly larger share of this investment, yet high-income economies have accounted for the majority since 2018. Clearly the green finance revolution has taken the world by storm, with investment in low-carbon energy remaining robust throughout the pandemic.

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

From the ranking leader Hydro-Qubecs $155-billion green-energy expansion plan, to 12th-place Bpifrance banks financing solar and wind power loans, the inaugural list shows how investments in renewable energy pay off. Bpifrance Bpifrance is a French public-sector bank that bills itself as a one stop shop for entrepreneurs.

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Is swapping debt to protect nature the key to solving Africa's climate woes?

Corporate Knights

In response, Kenya and other African pioneers are exploring alternative financing mechanisms such as green bonds and debt-for-nature swaps. The African Development Bank estimates that Africa incurs annual losses of between $7 and $15 billion (all dollar figures are U.S.) The bond, valued at 4.3 billion shillings ($42.5

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Following the money: A sustainable finance odyssey

GreenBiz

Hence, the addition of sustainability-linked finance — bonds and loans with terms tied to environmental (and, in some cases, social) outcomes. That’s the realm of banks and other financial institutions. "OK, We’ll focus, as my learning journey did, primarily on ESG investing and green bonds and loans. trillion annually.

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Singapore Prepares to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds

Chris Hall

Framework sets out how government will issue and manage sovereign green bond issuances. Singapore’s Ministry of Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have published a new governance framework for sovereign green bonds, announcing plans to issue the first such bonds in the “coming months”.

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

ESG Today

CICERO provided the SPO for the for the first green bond framework issued by the World Bank in 2008, and established Shades of Green as a subsidiary in 2018. Recent reviews included an assignment of “Medium Green” to India’s Sovereign Green Bond Framework, and “Dark Green” to Vovlo Group’s Green Finance Framework.

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From Green to Blue

Chris Hall

As of January 2023, green bonds had raised US$2.5 trillion globally, according to the World Bank from a mere US$15 billion in 2013. Part-credit for this meteoritic growth has been given to the Green Bond Principles (GBP) launched in 2014. What are the notable blue bond issuances?