Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

This is supported by findings published in their most recent report (2021), which described a 21% increase in emerging market (ex-China) green bond issuances from 2019 and a total of $40billion emerging market green bond issuances in 2020. What is the potential of green bonds to address this imbalance?

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters. Digital technology will play a pivotal role in addressing information transparency and environmental reporting in the fashion industry by facilitating data collection along the supply chain. Phylicia Wu. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 01:00.

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ESG Today

APRIL 27, 2023

Issuance volumes of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds rebounded strongly in Q1 2023, resuming double-digit growth trends after falling 18% in 2022, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service. Non-financial corporate issuance in the U.S.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Green bonds Corporations can issue green bonds to raise funds for new and existing projects with environmental benefits. These bonds are dedicated to financing or refinancing projects related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable waste management, clean transportation, and water conservation.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Morgan Launches New Digital ESG Platform for Investors. Guest Post – A New Approach: Digitizing Climate Action. Mizuho Issues €800 Million Green Bond to Finance Environmental Projects. This week in ESG news: BlackRock hits back at anti-ESG politics; J.P. Government & Regulators. ESG Services and Tools.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

At the time, a green loan linked to sustainability targets of $150 million was signed to finance digitalization and energy efficiency improvements in the electricity distribution networks operated by Iberdrola’s subsidiary in Brazil. In December, Iberdrola announced a €5.3

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

The data collection will be carried out for the first time in 2024 and only at larger institutions (supervisory categories 1 to 3) Australian Treasury launches green bond framework The Australian Office of Financial Management and federal Treasury issued Australia’s Green Bond Framework.

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ESG Today

APRIL 24, 2023

Singapore-based Metaverse Green Exchange and the Beijing Green Exchange will also establish a technology-focused workstream aimed at facilitating sustainable finance adoption, including an initiative to pilot digital green bonds with carbon credits.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

"We shifted course dramatically in 2015, realizing that the only way forward to run a viable sustainable company is by choosing the sustainable way, that is, helping decarbonize our economy, digitize our infrastructure and electrify consumption," he offered. Carrot and stick. And the market responded.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements SBTi Says Number of Companies Setting Validated Climate Targets Doubles in Past Year US Postal Service Sets New Climate, Circular Economy Goals Guest Post: US Corporations Can Be a Driving Force in the Fight Against (..)

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 21, 2022

Themed “Zero in on Future Value”, the digital report communicates CDL’s progress towards its material Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals and targets under the CDL Future Value 2030 Sustainability Blueprint. Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions. billion – one of Singapore’s largest green loans.

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3BL Media

APRIL 6, 2022

Themed “Zero in on Future Value”, the digital report communicates CDL’s progress towards its material Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals and targets under the CDL Future Value 2030 Sustainability Blueprint. Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions. billion – one of Singapore’s largest green loans.

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ESG Today

JULY 20, 2022

AXA said that it has also activated a new customer engagement campaign to plant trees worldwide on behalf of customers who have downloaded and are registered for its insurance and health service digital platform, “Emma by AXA”, from now until the end of the year. billion to support sustainable forest management.

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Strategic Sustainability Consulting

JULY 7, 2021

A new way to fund sustainability and renewable energy investments is through green bonds. According to the Environmental Finance Bond Database , in 2020, “green, social and sustainability-linked bond issuances surpassed $600 billion, nearly double from the year before.

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3BL Media

JULY 28, 2023

NBK recently established Sustainable Financing Framework, aligned with the Green Bond Principles (GBP), Social Bond Principles (SBP) and Sustainability Bond Guidelines (SBG), [ICMA, June 2021]. Key Highlights in 2022: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: 44.0% females in the workforce, 29.3% females in managerial positions.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 31, 2022

A key milestone along the path to net zero is a 30 percent reduction in GHG emissions by 2030, and at DSM we have committed to enable double-digit, on-farm reduction of livestock emissions within that same timeframe.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This means that blockchain can support the issuance of green bonds or new instrument classes where ESG provenance is an essential characteristic. Since the provenance of digital assets is easily traceable, this increases trust among all market participants.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

He joins the firm from the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, where as Head of Financing Green he led work on the UK’s inaugural sovereign green bonds, green gilts and on the UK Infrastructure Bank.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 11, 2021

Uruguay must encourage and advance the strategic use of data and digital technologies towards improving its policies for sustainable development. Uruguay has already started to move in this direction, initiating the country’s first private issuance of green bonds to finance sustainable investment portfolios.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

Listed real estate companies have raised over €40 billion through green bonds and are using this investment to finance a more sustainable built environment. Fortunately, the industry is already making bold strides towards reducing its climate impact and much of this is backed by the listed real estate sector.

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Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 29, 2021

A digital economy is the future and the region must look at ways to improve access and make it available to all. Tools like green budgets, green bonds, macroeconomic modeling, and fiscal policies were discussed as well as how to promote the involvement of private sector.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

The fund gives investors exposure to ethical investment opportunities across three core themes: digital transformation, health and wealth, and sustainable planet. Global Equity Opportunities fund has been launched by Architas , an asset manager owned by AXA Group. It is classified as an Article 9 fund under SFDR. “By By launching the E.P.I.C

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James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Whether that takes the form of pro-bono consulting with a nonprofit or social enterprise, hosting design-thinking workshops, or mentoring future STEM students, employees have the agency and support to do good and give back through the power of Avanade’s workforce and expertise in digital innovation. Developing the Next Generation of Leaders.

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Chris Hall

MAY 20, 2022

Some of that money needs to be channelled towards scaling up the emerging infrastructure technologies, companies and assets across critical sectors, such as digital infrastructure like small cells and green data centres, battery storage, electric vehicle charging and waste management.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

For example, ESG-labelled bond issuances are booming, including green bonds that enable proceeds to be invested directly into sustainable projects. Within nontraditional assets, investors can increasingly access sustainable investments in digital infrastructure or in renewable power generation.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

AXA Investment Managers ’ new Dynamic Green Bonds fund aims to generate revenue and growth over the long term, as well as financing the transition to a low carbon economy, by investing in green bonds aligned with the firm’s proprietary framework.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Fixed Income “Green” and Sustainability Linked Bonds (SLB) : Bonds dedicated to financing renewable energy, corporate investments in “brown to green” transformation and sustainability initiatives have proven popular and sound like a possible avenue to invest for impact.

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Eco-Business

APRIL 14, 2020

Expanded green financing streams with S$500 million green loans for new developments and S$250 million SDG Innovation Loan, a first-of-its-kind innovation-focused sustainability-linked loan City Developments Limited (CDL) has released its Integrated Sustainability Report (ISR) 2020 "Changing the Climate. Changing the Future.",

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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2023

“As public institutions, we need to go the extra mile to make our value proposition attractive for private investors and drive investment in climate, energy, health, food security, digital solutions that will create impact and ultimately boost prosperity.” Getting the right blend Despite its de-risking intentions, this kind of blended finance initiative (..)

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

The pandemic didn’t stop Verizon from advancing its sustainability strategy significantly over the past 12 months, with a pledge to become carbon neutral by 2035 and the pricing of a second $1 billion green bond meant to support the construction of renewable energy resources for its telecommunications networks.

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