3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

Highlights include: Became the first logistics REIT with an approved SBTi emissions reduction target in 2018. Issued 16 green bonds between 2018-2021, and its global line of credit and additional lines of credit are linked to sustainability metrics. Achieved 325 MW of solar generation capacity as of April 30, 2022.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

CICERO provided the SPO for the for the first green bond framework issued by the World Bank in 2008, and established Shades of Green as a subsidiary in 2018. Recent reviews included an assignment of “Medium Green” to India’s Sovereign Green Bond Framework, and “Dark Green” to Vovlo Group’s Green Finance Framework.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2020

According to a 2019 report, Climate Finance Strategy 2018-2023 , from the Hewlett Foundation: To put the world on the path to solving climate change, the current level of funding for climate-friendly activities must be tripled to at least $1.5 We’ll focus, as my learning journey did, primarily on ESG investing and green bonds and loans.

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3BL Media

JULY 28, 2022

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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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example: A Hong Kong Monetary Authority study revealed that one-third of corporate green bond issuers globally had worse environmental performance after their initial green bond issuance. Allinnettes (Ally) Adigue has led the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in the ASEAN region since 2018.

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James Militzer

MAY 3, 2022

Green Financial Instruments: Contrasting India to the Global Market. In the global market there are dedicated ESG funds and green instruments (ranging from green bonds to green insurance ) to facilitate projects – not only in the domain of climate finance, but also focused on the environmental objectives necessary to support sustainability.

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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.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 28, 2023

The Swedish city of Gothenburg published the last iteration of its Green Bond Framework back in 2019. [9] The Swedish city of Gothenburg published the last iteration of its Green Bond Framework back in 2019. [9] To deliver ambitious environmental goals, Gothenburg uses green bonds to raise necessary funds.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

trillion in Asia-Pacific alone; regulatory uncertainty around a concept barely a decade old and the difficulty of valuing a communal fluid asset has opened a trench in financing between sustainable green bonds and their blue peers. The cumulative value of green bonds issued reached US$2.2

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3BL Media

MAY 16, 2022

21% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 CO2e emissions (baseline 2018). 39% Women in executive leadership1; exceeding goal to double by 2024 (baseline 2018). Issuing the Company’s first green bond in September 2021 – at the time the largest issuance in the packaged foods and consumer goods industry. Climate & Environment.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Nasdaq ESG Indexes The OMX Stockholm 30 ESG Responsible Index (OMXS30ESG), introduced worldwide in June 2018, was the first ESG version of an established exchange benchmark. It was followed by the listing of ESG index futures contracts in November 2018. The growth was mainly driven by new, large issuers joining the market (e.g.,

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Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

Since early 2018, the West’s six biggest oil majors have disposed of US$44 billion in predominantly fossil fuel assets. Financial returns and green bonds . Sustainability-linked bonds have proven popular, partly because they are seen as a financial tool for firms transitioning from brown to green.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The meeting showed that legal tools are available to decarbonize the US, however the network sees the necessity to further discuss innovative financial solutions and business models, such as green bonds, green bank, etc. The network launched in December 2018 and has grown to become the largest network at SDSN.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 11, 2021

As part of its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, Uruguay has already submitted four voluntary national reviews to the UN High Level Political Forum: in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. 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

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

On average, blended finance funds leverage US$4 of commercial capital for every dollar of concessional capital, with just US$1.10

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

"Because energy research can take years — even decades — to come to fruition, companies need patient investors who are willing to work with them over the long term," Gates wrote in 2018. There's a whole new GreenBiz event in April for the emerging green finance space.).

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Eco-Business

APRIL 14, 2020

Since 2018, we have stepped up our embrace of UN SDG 3 in the way we manage our properties and engage our stakeholders with a view to promoting awareness and the adoption of healthy and active living.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The number of climate funds globally has grown from fewer than 200 in 2018 to more than 1,400 currently, which has been a key driver of rising investor interest. Most are equity funds, but they also include 125 green bond funds, which are expected to attract growing interest. Recently, BlackRock Inc.

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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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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

Australia introduced a Modern Slavery Act in 2018, requiring reporting from corporates and investors on slavery preven tion in their supply chains. Graham says at an ASFI event in December the Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a sweeping sustainable finance agenda.

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