3BL Media

MARCH 23, 2022

ESG-labeled bond issuance surged to new heights in 2021. Green bonds, which fund particular projects, continued to dominate. But issuance of social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds—which reference specific key performance indicators, or KPIs—grew fastest (Display).

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ESG Today

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Government of India will issue its first-ever green bond this month, according to an announcement by the Reserve Bank of India, with plans to raise approximately US$2 billion to support green infrastructure projects aimed at reducing the carbon intensity of the economy. Last week, the government of Hong Kong raised US$5.8

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ESG Today

JULY 5, 2023

Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), the manager and developer of Rome Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, announced the completion of a new 10-year €400 million sustainability-linked bond (SLB), with the cost of debt on the bond tied to a series of the airport operations group’s climate-related goals.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 10, 2023

For the report, Sustainable Fitch examined the green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked labeled bonds rated by its ESG Ratings service, with a focus on the instruments’ Use of Proceeds’ contribution to green and social impact, and the level of transparency and ambition in project or target selection.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 25, 2022

The research, titled ‘ Bonds That Build Back Better ’, predicted a “silent revolution” in the fixed income markets over the next 5-10 years as bond investors increasingly direct capital to the transition to a low carbon economy. ESG bond issuance reached US$1 trillion in 2021 for the first time according to Refinitiv.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

Climate Bonds Initiative’s (CBI) Market Intelligence report found green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked (SLB) and transition bonds (collectively known as GSS+) had fallen from over a record US$1 trillion in 2021 to US$863.4 Of that total, sustainability bonds contributed US$166.4

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Much of the required fund-raising will be realised through sustainable bonds, said Moody’s, due to a post-pandemic focus on investment to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and major governments’ pursuit of net zero CO2 emissions targets. Developing economies globally need to invest as much as US$4.5

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