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New Insights Into Chinese ESG

3BL Media

SynTao Green Finance is a leading consultancy providing professional services in green finance and responsible investment in China. It provides consulting and researching services in responsible investment, ESG data, green bond verification, and other green finance areas. CSRHub is a B Corporation.

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Asia Wakes Up to Blue Finance Regulation

Chris Hall

trillion in Asia-Pacific alone; regulatory uncertainty around a concept barely a decade old and the difficulty of valuing a communal fluid asset has opened a trench in financing between sustainable green bonds and their blue peers. The cumulative value of green bonds issued reached US$2.2

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Strengthening the ‘Environment’ Component of ESG: How Financial Institutions Can Bring Green Financing into the Mainstream in India

James Militzer

Green Financial Instruments: Contrasting India to the Global Market. In the global market there are dedicated ESG funds and green instruments (ranging from green bonds to green insurance ) to facilitate projects – not only in the domain of climate finance, but also focused on the environmental objectives necessary to support sustainability.

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“A Solid Foundation for ESG Integration” NBK’s 2022 Sustainability Report

3BL Media

Responsible Banking outlines NBK’s approach to the net zero transition by channeling capital into the low-carbon economy while reducing our environmental impact from operations. Additionally, NBK has a long history of having substantial financial contributions in community development. Key Highlights in 2022: 75.1% Nationalization rate.

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Social Enterprises Can Grow Their Revenue and Impact by Partnering with Corporations – Here’s How to Support Them

James Militzer

In financial markets, we’ve seen a significant increase in the issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds – according to a 2020 IFC report , “social bond issuances increased eightfold over 2019, sustainability bond issuances increased by a factor of three over 2019, and green bonds broke $1 trillion in cumulative issuances.”

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

A little over a year ago we issued our first green bond. It was a $1 billion green bond. Corporate Strategy. Corporate Social Responsibility. Specifically to your question, in the last three years, we've pledged more than $65 million globally for recycling and collection. Carbon Pricing.

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From the Fifth Third 2021 TCFD Report: Letter from the Chairman & CEO

3BL Media

We have published sustainability reports for nearly two decades, first as community investment reports, then corporate social responsibility reports and now Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reports. financial institution with under $250 billion in assets to issue an ESG bond of any type.

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