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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Chris Hall

JANUARY 25, 2022

The market for climate-aligned bonds has developed in response to a shortage of ESG-labelled debt, with investors seeking instead to identify the debt securities of firms deriving the vast majority of their revenues from climate-aligned activities. “If Green bonds accounted for around half of all issuance (US$488.8

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

The need for renewables is immense, and so too is the investment opportunity. The focus of renewable development varies from nation to nation, shaped mainly by the circumstances of each geography. Malaysia’s Green Technology Financing Scheme 2.0 Beyond the SPV, other investment structures exist.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The rise of taxonomies of sustainable activities reflects a recognition from policymakers that global financial markets depend on a shared classification system if they are to identify ‘green’ investment opportunities. High-level guidance exists in two countries and regulation is being developed in 13.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

This week, green and blue debt were in focus around the world, while the US courted further climate controversy. New peaks – Green bonds and other sustainability-related instruments demonstrated their resilience this week. The act also kickstarted an era of green investment competition.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

For insurance companies it means they need to consider ESG and green finance issues when selling their insurance products and consider it in their asset management arm as well.” Hewett says a key challenge for China’s sustainable finance sector is a lack of unified standards and regulations.

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