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Take Five: Europe’s Green Brigade Takes Shape 

Chris Hall

Others suggested taking inspiration from the green bond markets to develop European defence bond frameworks for funding projects of high strategic importance to European sovereignty. The first outcome, announced this week , will be the launch of the first London-listed CNY-denominated sovereign green bond later this year.

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University of Tasmania: Green Bond-Supported Campus Redevelopment

Sustainable Development Network

Bringing our environmental and financial sustainability focus together into a Green Bond Framework signaled that the University aligns with and delivers on public commitments and that strengthens our unique, sustainable, place-based approach. What were the key success factors in implementing the case study?

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A Realist’s Guide to Investing for Good

Stanford Social Innovation

Nonetheless, a cottage industry of academics has toiled away (sometimes in partnership with asset management firms) developing and testing theories such as creating shared value, circularity, and ESG investing. Issuance of green bonds has more than tripled from 2017 to 2021.

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Asia’s Sovereigns to Embrace Sustainable Bonds

Chris Hall

“The issuer base is likely to expand through multilateral support and as investor appetite for sustainable bonds catches up with vanilla bonds,” Moody’s added. Global sustainable bond issuance surged in 2021, with data providers estimating total volumes just above or below US$1 trillion; green bonds accounted for roughly half.

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Top 10 Business Sustainability Issues of 2023

B the Change

There’s a need for examples of organizations with “successful social justice strategies and processes,” wrote a North American academic. Get Started: How to Finance Your Sustainability Strategy describes how to access impact investing and green bonds. Reducing inequality is a broader goal. Sustainable Finance 10.

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This Week’s People Moves: ISSB Completes Board with Vice-Chair Hua

Chris Hall

In his former role at the World Bank, his responsibilities included driving sustainable finance capacity building programmes, green bond initiatives and also previously working as Administrator of the World Bank Group Pension Fund.

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These 30 under 30 are leading a green youthquake

Corporate Knights

But her proudest achievement is helping to create a “bridge between the academic and professional worlds.” So far she has spearheaded decarbonization targets for a $13-million asset portfolio and 38 buildings across Canada. It’s a philosophy he echoes with a quote from author Rachel Carson: “In nature, nothing exists alone.”