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The 'green label effect' for green bonds is real

Corporate Knights

This finding raises critical questions about how sustainable finance is marketed and whether green labels alone are enough to drive real environmental change. Green bonds and retail investors Green bonds are a financial tool designed to fund environmentally friendly projects.

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EU Commission Estimates Green Bond Investments to Reduce Emissions by 55 Million Tons per Year

ESG Today

The program targets having 30% of its budget financed through green bonds, and requires at least 37% of spending in Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs) must be used for sustainable investments and reforms in areas addressing climate change, such as green infrastructure and renewable energy.

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The nuclear option

Corporate Knights

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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Goldman Sachs AM Launches Global Green Bond ETF

ESG Today

Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced today the launch of the Goldman Sachs Global Green Bond UCITS ETF, a new Article 9 fund tracking a bespoke index developed with Solactive, tracking the performance of investment-grade bonds denominated in G10 currencies.

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

They dont have the same regulatory requirements to disclose information that public companies do, especially when it comes to revenues and profits. But with sustainability, there are reasons to be more forthcoming. Banks, asset management and insurance peer groups are not assessed on the sustainable investment KPI.

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Policy Gaps Curbing Private Climate Finance Flows

Chris Hall

Reports released on COP29 ’s Finance Day by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) and Taskforce on Net Zero Policy have highlighted the significant obstacles that continued policy gaps pose for investors and companies. C temperature pathway.

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11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance

GreenBiz

Advisor support associate at Horizons Sustainable Financial Services. GreenFin21 provided a wealth of information and resources about the present and the future of sustainable finance. Investments Leadership Development Program at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, U.S. Bryanna Briley.

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