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The ESG Interview: How Green is Government Debt?

Chris Hall

Governments know they must attract ESG investors to sovereign debt if they are to meet their net zero carbon emission targets by 2050. Data from the Climate Bonds Initiative reveals sovereign global, social and sustainable (GSS) bond volumes increased by 103% in 2021 raising cumulative issuance to US$193 billion compared to US$95.2

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Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

3BL Media

A deal to establish a new carbon market and trading scheme for offsets, comprising a bilateral system in which countries can trade credits to meet decarbonization targets, and a centralized system for offsets, with 5% of the proceeds going toward a climate adaptation fund for developing countries. . But labels aren’t enough.

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Sustainable Investing in Emerging Markets Can Help Returns and Make a Difference

Jon Hale

Customers and employees in emerging markets are demanding that companies set higher standards just as they are in developed markets. The Paris Agreement and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals require significant capital be directed toward emerging markets, but there is currently a massive funding gap.

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Does Asia Need a Unified ESG Taxonomy?

Chris Hall

As countries move at different speeds towards developing their own standards, is this multiplicity an obstacle to a greener future? . Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and New Zealand are in various stages of developing their own. . In terms of money flows alone, Asia-Pacific sustainable finance is on an upward trajectory.

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

GreenBiz

In mid-January, PepsiCo joined that club with a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent across its entire value chain by 2030 and to reach the elusive net-zero emissions status 10 years before it’s called for by the Paris Agreement. New product development is a great example.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. Boma Brown-West, Director of Consumer Health, EDF+Business.