Chris Hall

JULY 26, 2023

Linklaters forecasts record year for green bonds, while SLB issuance suffers Q2 slowdown. Investor demand for green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bonds (GSS+) has surged in H1 2023, with regulatory developments bringing greater transparency and confidence to the market.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 20, 2024

This turnabout has been most pronounced in the green bond market, where power utilities have, controversially, been adding nuclear energy as an option for green bonds. With this in mind, nuclear green bonds promise to help fund decades of net-zero energy for the public and years of clean financial returns for investors.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Government of India announced the release of its Sovereign Green Bonds framework, in preparation for the country’s inaugural issuance of green bonds to finance renewable energy, clean transport, sustainable water, and other environmental sustainability projects.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 9, 2023

According to a credit research note from Barclays, corporate ESG bond issuance dropped to $362 billion last year from $461 billion the previous year. The lender estimates that this year, ESG bond sales will increase by 30% due primarily to the sale of green bonds. .

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ESG Today

APRIL 21, 2023

The government of Australia will issue its first ever green bond next year, joining the growing ranks of sovereign debt issuers participating in the sustainable finance market to help fund their environmental sustainability initiatives, according to an announcement on Friday by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

International asset manager Robeco announced the launch of the High Income Green Bonds strategy, investing in high yielding green bonds by corporate issuers globally. Kohler added: “Robeco’s High Income Green Bonds strategy is our first strategy focusing purely on green bonds from corporate issuers.

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3BL Media

MAY 16, 2024

(“O-I Glass”, “O-I” or the “Company”) announced that the Company has completed full allocation of the proceeds from its second round of Green Bond offerings to advance the company’s climate-change strategy. In May of 2023, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., billion in 2023. and OI European Group B.V.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Government of Canada announced that it will issue its second green bond this week, aimed at unlocking financing to accelerate green infrastructure and nature conservation projects, and supporting the achievement of the country’s climate goals.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

This is supported by findings published in their most recent report (2021), which described a 21% increase in emerging market (ex-China) green bond issuances from 2019 and a total of $40billion emerging market green bond issuances in 2020. What is the potential of green bonds to address this imbalance?

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 418-79 on Thursday to approve the adoption of a new European Green Bond (EuGB) label, aimed at fighting greenwashing and providing investors with confidence that their investments are being appropriately directed towards financing sustainable business activities and technologies.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Government of the Hong Kong announced that it has issues approximately HK$6 billion (USD$765 million) of digital green bonds, with the issuance including bonds denominated in HK dollars, Renminbi, US dollars and euros, making it the first multi-currency digital bond offering in the world.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Verizon Communications announced today that it has fully allocated the $1 billion in proceeds from its most recent green bond, issued in May 2023 , will the full amount directed towards investments in renewable energy, supporting the company’s clean energy targets. we are proud to help accelerate the greening of the U.S.

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ESG Today

JULY 22, 2024

UAE-based clean energy-focused developer Masdar announced that it has raised $1 billion through the issuance of green bonds, with proceeds aimed at investing in new renewable energy projects. According to Masdar, demand for the bonds was strong, with the offering 4.6x oversubscribed.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Verizon Communications announced that it has completed a new $1 billion green bond offering, with proceeds from the issuance to be allocated entirely towards renewable energy investments. The offering marks the sixth green bond issuance for Verizon, raising $6 billion since the launch of the company’s inaugural green bond in 2019.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

billion in green bonds, in an offering that saw strong investor demand, despite recent market headwinds. The green bond offering, consisting of a €750 million six-year maturity bond and a €750 million a ten-year maturity bond, was more than 3.5x Billion Green Bond appeared first on ESG Today.

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3BL Media

MAY 1, 2024

In 2023, we remained focused on measurable impacts. As of December 31, 2023, including properties owned by unconsolidated joint ventures, BXP’s portfolio totaled 53.3 We believe that responsible real estate ownership, investment, and management contribute to progress on economic, social, and environmental issues.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Chemicals and materials science giant Dow announced today the completion of its inaugural green bond offering, raising over $1.2 billion to support the company’s decarbonization and circular economy strategies, including the construction of a new net zero emissions chemical plant in Canada.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

While 2024 issuance remained flat year-over-year at $1 trillion, however, sustainable bond volumes underperformed strong growth in the overall bond market in the year, with share of global issuance declining to 11% from 15% in the prior year.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

Royal Canadian Mint In 2023, Canadas coin producer released its inaugural Impact Report and committed to making its manufacturing carbon-neutral by 2030. In 2023, the Mint offset 491 tonnes of emissions, and it is now pioneering more sustainable methods of gold refining and mineral sourcing. In 2023, EDC provided a record $12.2

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Copper Mine Operations to Renewable Diesel Southwest Airlines Eliminates 1.5

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 20, 2023

Of the 6,720 companies the Corporate Knights team analyzed for our 2023 Global 100 ranking of the world’s most sustainable corporations, a select few stand out. billion, thanks to environmental lending, lending through high-impact social loans and underwriting green bonds.

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3BL Media

APRIL 9, 2024

In 2023, the company reported sustainability highlights including: Issuing an inaugural $500 million green bond, with proceeds used to fund new or existing eligible green projects in the areas of circular economy, renewable energy, pollution prevention and control, and energy efficiency. a 5% increase compared with 2022.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

Worldwide, there are more than 95,000 private companies with annual revenues over US$100 million, compared to only 10,000 public companies over that threshold, according to a 2023 report from investment management firm Hamilton Lane. By 2023, Bosch reported that 99% of its electricity requirements were met by green energy.

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3BL Media

JUNE 18, 2025

According to LinkedIn’s 2024 Global Green Skills Report , the demand for trained personnel in green-focused jobs is far outpacing supply, with demand in the U.S. percent from 2023 to 2024, and supply increasing by only 3.1 increasing by 9.8

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ESG Today

APRIL 27, 2023

Issuance volumes of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds rebounded strongly in Q1 2023, resuming double-digit growth trends after falling 18% in 2022, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service. trillion in 2021. Non-financial corporate issuance in the U.S.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Despite the slower Q3 performance, however, Moody’s maintained its full year 2023 GSSS issuance forecast of $950 billion, representing 4% growth over the prior year, with the report highlighting an anticipated return to growth in the fourth quarter, driven in part by COP28-related initiatives. in North America.

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Environmental Finance

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Netherlands is planning to issue a new, 20-year green bond in 2023 and hinted at issuing other labelled sustainable bonds, after the country raised more than €15 billion ($15.9 billion) from its maiden green bond.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The new goal was announced alongside the release of Verizon’s 2023 Green Bond Impact Report, which indicated that the company has fully allocated the $1 billion of proceeds from its most recent green bond issuance in March 2022. The 2022 green bond offering was the fourth from Verizon.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2025

Taxonomy-aligned capital expenditures (capex) from large listed European companies grew 34% in 2023, reaching 250 billion (US$271 billion) by year end, according to a new report from the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF). Outstanding green loans stood at 908 billion in 2023 while green bond volumes reached 781 billion.

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Environmental Finance

JANUARY 25, 2023

France is preparing to raise €11 billion ($12 billion) from sovereign green bonds in 2023, representing a €1 billion boost to the 2022 total from the major issuer

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Environmental Finance

DECEMBER 19, 2022

billion) from green bonds in 2023, after the German development bank reached a $65 billion cumulative issuance total in 2022. KfW plans to raise a further €10 billion ($10.6

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Environmental Finance

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has predicted a "stellar" year for green bond issuance in 2023 after more than a decade of annual growth was halted in 2022,

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ESG Today

AUGUST 1, 2024

Despite the decline, however, Moody’s notes that the sustainable bond market remains on track to reach $950 billion in issuance this year, an increase over 2023 volumes, and could reach as high as $1 trillion. Green bonds continued to account for the majority of sustainable bond issuance at $146 billion for the quarter.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Moody’s forecasts the GSSS bond market to grow 10% in 2023 to issuance of $950 billion, after declining 18% in 2022 to $862 billion, from a record $1.05 GSSS bonds claimed a record 13% share of global bond issuance in the year, and Moody’s expects continued outperformance, with a forecast 15% share in 2023.

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3BL Media

JUNE 18, 2024

June 18, 2024 /3BL/ - Dow (NYSE: DOW) released its 2023 INtersections Report today, highlighting how the Company is advancing its ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. ethnic minorities.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

By assessing the positive and negative impacts of total volumes of financial flows and stocks on climate mitigation goals, the report found a low degree of climate-alignment across asset classes Within an outstanding corporate bonds universe of US$34 trillion in 2023, green bonds made up US$1.6

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In addition to volume growth, S&P also anticipates an expansion in bond types, with a more prominent presence for transition and blue bonds, even as green bonds continue to dominate. trillion in 2023, reaching as high as a 14% share at the high point. For 2024, the report forecasts GSSSB issuance volumes of $0.95

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