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Is swapping debt to protect nature the key to solving Africa's climate woes?

Corporate Knights

In response, Kenya and other African pioneers are exploring alternative financing mechanisms such as green bonds and debt-for-nature swaps. Despite these efforts, systemic challenges hinder progress, underscoring the complex interplay between sustainability, finance and international cooperation in addressing climate change.

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The potential of green bonds in emerging markets

Renewable Energy World

Between 2015 and 2018, emerging markets accounted for an increasingly larger share of this investment, yet high-income economies have accounted for the majority since 2018. Clearly the green finance revolution has taken the world by storm, with investment in low-carbon energy remaining robust throughout the pandemic.

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Apple embeds racial justice into new supply-chain carbon neutrality pledge

GreenBiz

Consider that it has convinced more than 70 Apple suppliers to use renewable energy to produce products on its behalf , an effort funded in part by close to $5 billion in green bonds issued by the technology giant as well as a dedicated pool of money in China. . Now, it's wandering farther into uncharted territory. Sponsored Article.

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Singapore Prepares to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds

Chris Hall

Framework sets out how government will issue and manage sovereign green bond issuances. Singapore’s Ministry of Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have published a new governance framework for sovereign green bonds, announcing plans to issue the first such bonds in the “coming months”.

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Following the money: A sustainable finance odyssey

GreenBiz

Can ESG data help ensure that they are built in a manner that makes them resilient in a climate-changing world, even mitigate the threats of droughts, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and all of the other calamities in the first place? We’ll focus, as my learning journey did, primarily on ESG investing and green bonds and loans.

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Walmart Accelerates Action in FY2022 ESG Summary Report

3BL Media

A total of 72,000 associates have enrolled in the program since its launch in 2018. Walmart raised $2 billion through its first green bond issuance to finance and advance its sustainability goals including renewable energy, zero waste, circular economy and sustainable transportation projects. Advancing Sustainability.

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Strengthening the ‘Environment’ Component of ESG: How Financial Institutions Can Bring Green Financing into the Mainstream in India

James Militzer

ESG’s momentum is due to accelerating climate change, deteriorating natural resources, decreasing labor rights, increasing corruption and other negative externalities that unsustainable and unethical business practices have caused. Green Financial Instruments: Contrasting India to the Global Market.