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Subsidy and Synergy: How Philanthropy Can Complement Impact Investing More Effectively

James Militzer

In a sector where greenwashing is an increasingly common problem, and practically anything can be presented as an impact investment regardless of the business’ actual impact, this transparency is important. Such incentives ensure accountability and a focus on delivering measurable social impact alongside financial returns.

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Storebrand Fund a Gauge for Green Bond Growth

Chris Hall

Asset managers Head of Fixed Income hopes market expansion will eliminate need for the purely green bond-focused vehicle within the next decade. Niche to mainstream evolution Storebrand stated that the fund was the first commercial green bond fund, building on the first ever green bond issued by the World Bank in 2008.

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AllianceBernstein: Making Sense of ESG-Labeled Bonds

3BL Media

Many investors are already familiar with green bonds, which have been on the market since 2007. Green bonds finance a specific project or projects with an environmentally beneficial purpose. Since then, companies have issued new types of bonds to finance a range of green, social and sustainable projects (Display).

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Businesses Across Diverse Industries Remain Focused on Sustainability

3BL Media

The EPEAT ecolabel also provides a resource for manufacturers to demonstrate that their products confirm to the highest sustainability standards. trillion in green, social, and sustainability-linked bonds and other mechanisms are being raised annually around the world. Since its launch in 2006, purchases of over 2.7

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Manufacturing Government & Regulators Canada Announces Over $80 Billion Clean Tech & Energy Investments to Compete with U.S. Billion Green Bond Private Equity & Venture Capital JPMorgan Builds Out Sustainable Growth Private Equity Team ESG Data Startup Atlas Metrics Raises €5.2

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Stopped in its Tracks

Chris Hall

Mandatory EU Green Bond Standard risks slowing issuance, but voluntary approach can still drive Taxonomy-aligned volumes. On the face of it, the market for green bonds is heading in the right direction, and fast.

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How Fortune 500 Companies Set and Measure Sustainability Goals

Strategic Sustainability Consulting

Without a realistic, actionable plan in place, companies are either ignoring climate impacts or simply greenwashing. Census Bureau, “water-intensive sectors like manufacturing use 18 billion gallons of water per day in their processes, and account for nearly one quarter of freshwater withdrawals.” With the U.S.