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Africa’s GSS+ Bond Market Ripe for Growth

Chris Hall

million) g reen b ond in the Norwegian market due March 2028. Late last year, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund also issued the first ever green b ond in Kenya, which saw KES 1.3 Generally green bonds are the most common label and that’s the same in Africa. billion (US$12.7

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Bonds Could Unlock Climate Adaptation in Emerging Markets

Chris Hall

Climate Bonds’ newly released annual report highlighted the discrepancy in green bond issuance volumes between developing and emerging markets last year. . Three quarters (73%) of green bond issuance originated from developed markets (DM), while 21% came from EMs. trillion, the Climate Bonds report said.

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Pandora Ties Debt Costs to Climate, Circularity Goals for $500 Million Bond Program

ESG Today

Corporate interest in sustainability-linked loans has grown rapidly, as the financing provides flexibility to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, while with instruments such as green bonds, raised funds can only be allocated to specific categories of green projects.

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Jacobs Ties Debt Cost to ESG Goals with Inaugural $500 Million Sustainability-Linked Bond

ESG Today

If the targets are not met, the interest rate on the bond will increase by up to 0.25%, with an initial 0,125% step up as of September 2028 if the diversity target is missed, and a second increase in September 2030 if the emissions goal is not reached. Jacobs’ current female VP and above representation is 28%.

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AllianceBernstein: Sustainability-Linked Bonds: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

3BL Media

Target-Based: ESG Bond Goals Have Expanded ESG-labeled bonds have come a long way quickly, and innovation shows no signs of slowing. UOPs, which are project-based, include green bonds and social bonds that firms issue to finance their environmental or social programs. Not every challenging situation gets a pass.

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Study of EU 100 largest companies shows streamlining and precision needed for optimal EU Green Taxonomy

We Mean Business Coalition

Going forward the CSRD will include more and more companies as the years progress, covering 50,000+ companies inside and outside the EU by the end of the 2028 reporting year. The EU Green Taxonomy is also instrumental for the upcoming EU Green Bonds Standard.