Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Third BIS green bond fund to channel central bank reserves to green projects in the Asia and Pacific region. . The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched a new green bond fund dedicated to help finance investments in green projects in the Asia and Pacific region.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The IEEFA’s Christina Ng says China’s state-owned enterprises continue to allocate up to half of their green bond proceeds to non-green projects. . China’s ambition to green its financial market has been making significant progress. SOEs accounted for about half the onshore green issuances from 2019 to 2022.

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Environmental Finance

JULY 1, 2025

Dozens of financial institutions urge EU against weakening sustainability rules 01 July 2025 Debt-for-nature swaps get guidance to support scalability, project expansion 01 July 2025 The first practice standards for the rapidly growing debt-for-nature swaps has been published, which looks to introduce greater consistency in the bespoke instruments.

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Environmental Finance

JULY 1, 2025

Dozens of financial institutions urge EU against weakening sustainability rules 01 July 2025 Debt-for-nature swaps get guidance to support scalability, project expansion 01 July 2025 The first practice standards for the rapidly growing debt-for-nature swaps has been published, which looks to introduce greater consistency in the bespoke instruments.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

FCA confirms sustainability disclosure and labeling regime The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a policy statement setting out its final rules and guidance on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels. Next steps: The first issue of green bonds is expected to occur in mid-2024.

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3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

The company has been carbon neutral for its scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2019. Issued 16 green bonds between 2018-2021, and its global line of credit and additional lines of credit are linked to sustainability metrics. Prologis continues to be an industry leader in finding innovative ways to decarbonize our operations.”.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Green Equity Designations 1 Nasdaq launched Green Equity Designations on the Nordic markets in 2021 in response to increased demand for sustainable investments and extensive growth in Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Markets. The growth was mainly driven by new, large issuers joining the market (e.g.,

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In fact, almost 85 percent of individual investors say they are interested in sustainable investing and more than three quarters believe they can use their investments to influence the extent of climate change. Issuance of green bonds has more than tripled from 2017 to 2021.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including LGIM, Amundi, LOIM, Algebris, R&M, and Banor Capital. . Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) , which has £1.42 trillion in AUM, has launched the L&G Net Zero Global Corporate Bond Fund.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including ISSB, Calvert, GLP Europe, Metzler AM, and KGAL. . Former World Bank Vice President Jingdong Hua has been appointed as Vice-Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Oppenheim Jr. &

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For example, the indicative financed emissions from the UK financial sector in 2019 were found to be 1.8 Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 11, 2021

As part of its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, Uruguay has already submitted four voluntary national reviews to the UN High Level Political Forum: in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. Uruguay has already started to move in this direction, initiating the country’s first private issuance of green bonds to finance sustainable investment portfolios.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 25, 2022

Once trustees start to consider target setting, it would seem logical to align with the Paris Agreement and set interim targets based on emissions reduction by 2030 from 2019 levels. Investing in green bonds ensures that capital is supporting progress towards climate change targets.

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