Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As of January 2023, green bonds had raised US$2.5 Part-credit for this meteoritic growth has been given to the Green Bond Principles (GBP) launched in 2014. Utermarck says that this model has driven the success of particularly green bonds, of which 98% of global issuances are aligned to the GBP. “And

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2023

The report spotlighted the issuance of bonds by Tanzanian and Togolese banks to finance access to ‘essential services’ and ‘affordable infrastructure ’ use of proceeds that correspond with SDGs, including SDG 1 ( n o p overty) , and SDG 7 ( a ffordable and c lean e nergy ).

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Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

billion of the total – three times the 2016 level. The number of exchanges offering green bonds has increased from eight in 2016 to 34 in 2023, with a number listing a range of labelled bonds including social, sustainability-linked , green sukuk and gender-linked bonds.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 31, 2022

It also means tapping into new sources of income — for example green bonds or incentives and payments for environmental services — so that farmers have science-based tools and the capital they need to invest in improving farm sustainability that supports people, profit and planet.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Sovereigns have been relatively late entrants to sustainable bond markets following corporates and supra-national entities (such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), which issued the first green debt securities in the mid-2000s.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Green finance – typically global bond, loans, and other long-term markets – has reached almost US$2 trillion in volume. Annual green bond issuance broke through the half trillion mark for the first time, ending 2021 at US$522.7 billion, a 75% increase on prior year volumes, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative.

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Chris Hall

JULY 27, 2022

Poland was the first sovereign to launch a green bond in December 2016. According to data provided by Refinitiv, EM sovereign green bond issuance accounts for around 18% of total sovereign volumes, at US$28 billion from 28 issues. . Pole position . Since then, it has been followed by other EM peers. .

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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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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2023

billion between 2016-18, decreasing by 60% to US$14 billion between 2019-21, with 25% of these commitments coming from institutional investors. Catalytic capital from public and/or philanthropic sources should attract private sector investment in sustainable projects by de-risking investment opportunities.

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Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2022

In 2016, the EU and India established the Clean Energy and Climate Partnership (CECP) , which aims to promote joint access to and development of clean energy and other sustainable technologies. Indian renewable energy company Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) raised a US$1.35 billion debt package for its 1.69

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Eco-Business

APRIL 14, 2020

CDL is the first Singapore company to embrace the UN SDGs in its ISR since 2016, and it has further aligned its ESG efforts with 14 relevant UN SDGs out of 17, with an increased focus on UN SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being).

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Sense and Sustainability

MARCH 12, 2020

I’ve worked on a number research and advisory projects for investors, manufacturers, and public sector clients and I’m most proud of the renewable energy policy I helped draft for Namibia in 2016. They have limited access to financing that would allow them to invest in distributed generation and energy efficiency solutions.

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