ESG Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Prior to the new offering, Hong Kong had issued approximately $10 in green bonds, beginning with its inaugural $1 billion offering in 2019, followed by additional institutional issuances in 2021 and its first retail green bond in 2022.

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ESG Today

APRIL 8, 2024

Launched in 2021, Samsara Eco uses enzymatic technology to recycle plastic, using enzymes to turn complex plastics back into their original chemical building blocks, enabling their re-use to produce new virgin-grade plastics without relying on fossil fuels.

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ESG Today

APRIL 27, 2023

Issuance volumes of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds rebounded strongly in Q1 2023, resuming double-digit growth trends after falling 18% in 2022, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service. trillion in 2021.

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ESG Today

JULY 29, 2022

Sustainable bond issuance outperformed the broader market in the second quarter of 2022, reaching a record 15% of global total issuance, according to a new report from Moody’s ESG Solutions.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 3, 2023

25% CO2e emissions reductions across our manufacturing 39% In 2022, 39% of the electricity used in our manufacturing sites was renewable, compared to 32% in 2021. Indeed, our ingredient sourcing programs are where most of the work of our carbon emissions reductions and social sustainability efforts live.

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3BL Media

MARCH 23, 2022

ESG-labeled bond issuance surged to new heights in 2021. But issuance of social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds—which reference specific key performance indicators, or KPIs—grew fastest (Display). But in 2021, high-yield issuance across US dollar and euro markets quadrupled.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In November 2021, Nasdaq expanded its ESG derivative offering with the listing of options based on the OMXS30ESG Index. Others include the OMX Helsinki 25 ESG Responsible Index, the OMX Copenhagen 25 ESG Responsible Index and the Nasdaq Future Global Sustainability Leaders Index.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

According to Moody’s the move will enhance the company’s capacity to provide SPOs, “to meet growing global market demand for independent views on the credentials of labeled green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked debt issuance.”.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 9, 2023

India’s entry into the green bond market follows the government’s introduction in recent years of a series of climate-related goals, including a pledge made at the 2021 COP26 climate conference to reach net zero by 2070. The Excluded Project category also includes nuclear power generation and hydropower plants larger than 25 MW.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As a global snacking leader dedicated to making snacking right, we are determined to lead in helping to drive sector-wide transformation for more sustainable sourcing at scale. Our Progress 230,000 230,000 farmers participated in the Cocoa Life program in 2022, compared to 209,954 in 2021.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The report, examining overall trends and outlook for the green, social, sustainable, and sustainability-linked bond (GSSSB) market, found that GSSSB issuance fell in 2022 by nearly 20% to approximately $854 billion, with declines across each bond type, as monetary policy and macroeconomic uncertainty challenged global bond markets.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

He continues: “Our approach to nature is closely linked with our ambitions on climate, circularity, social sustainability and food systems. Delivering on this requires certain enabling factors across the business, including people and processes, for example, capacity development, monitoring, reporting, and disclosure. 1109 In E.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 1, 2024

Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds – including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds – declined sharply in the second quarter of 2024, as fewer new issuers entered the market and issuers contend with regulatory scrutiny, according to a new report released by Moody’s Ratings.

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ESG Today

MAY 2, 2024

Issuance volumes of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds rebounded sharply in Q1 2024 over the prior quarter, rising 36% to $281 billion, up from $207 billion in Q4 2023, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Issuances of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds fell in the third quarter of 2022, but continued to remain more resilient than the broader bond market, growing to a record 16% share of the market in the quarter, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 12, 2024

ESG criteria include screens for risk-based exclusions such as product involvement, positive alignment to sustainability goals, and normative alignment to good governance principles such as UN Global Compact compliance. Companies are evaluated and weighted on the basis of their business activities, controversies and ESG Risk Ratings.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30. Mon, 05/17/2021 - 00:01. Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. Resch sees her common career thread as what she calls "social sustainability.". GreenBiz Editors. Clean energy for Native American communities.

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ESG Today

JULY 5, 2023

Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), the manager and developer of Rome Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, announced the completion of a new 10-year €400 million sustainability-linked bond (SLB), with the cost of debt on the bond tied to a series of the airport operations group’s climate-related goals.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 16, 2024

As a result of these changes, the plant has achieved a 49% decrease in recordable incidents from 2021 performance. Receiving special honor this year is Crown's Osmaniye, Turkey beverage can plant, which earned the Social Sustainability Award for activities that significantly impact the well-being of the workforce and the local community.

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ESG Today

JULY 31, 2023

By bond type, green bonds continued to dominate, with issuance in the second quarter of $156 billion representing over 60% of volumes, and first half issuances of $312 billion exceeding the prior record of $295 billion set in H2 2021.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Mon, 03/22/2021 - 00:30. Indeed, sustainable finance veteran Paul Watchman (an advisor to UNEP FI) argues "the concept of fiduciary duty is organic, not static. Realizing the full potential of stakeholder capitalism. Michael Wilkins. We have certainly seen this to be the case in the last two decades.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

trillion in 2021. Despite the 2022 decline, the sustainable bond market substantially outperformed the global bond market, which saw issuance volume fall by 27%. Moody’s forecasts the GSSS bond market to grow 10% in 2023 to issuance of $950 billion, after declining 18% in 2022 to $862 billion, from a record $1.05

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ESG Today

JANUARY 29, 2024

By region, Moody’s anticipates that Europe will maintain the largest share of GSSS volumes, after accounting for 45% of issuance in 2023, with sustainable bonds representing 20% of total bond issuances, and growing to $428 billion in 2023 from $411 in 2022, as sustainability issues remain top of mind for issuers.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Leading by Example Our annual Chairman’s Sustainability Awards offer another way for us to recognize the exemplary contributions made by our manufacturing facilities and operating divisions in three key categories: Environmental, Safety and Social Sustainability. Making a Positive Impact: Conroe, Texas (U.S.)

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ESG Today

JUNE 7, 2023

Mercedes-Benz purchased an equity stake in H2 Green Steel in 2021, as part of the steelmaker’s $105 million Series A financing round. Working side-by-side with Mercedes Benz, we have a partner with whom we can raise the bar when it comes to supply chain emissions, circularity and social sustainability.”

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the report, S&P said: “We anticipate that 2024’s growth will be only moderate compared with 2023, and that we will not yet see GSSSB issuance reach the peaks of 2021.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

For example, 79% of Global 100 firms had sustainability-linked pay; only 30% of the broader corporate universe linked executive pay to the achievement of environmental or social sustainability targets. It is a similar story for gender and racial diversity, though the difference is less stark.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2024

However, investing in social sustainability has several challenges, including difficult geopolitical environment in many countries, as well as a perceived lower rate of return and higher risk. In 2021, he launched Ownership Works – a non-profit focused on broadening corporate ownership and enhancing workforce financial resilience.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Meanwhile, HCSA Assessment will follow the draft HCSA largescale framework procedure and HCSA large-scale accuracy assessment addendum (both from the 2021 version). Director of YEL M. Musim Mas Contact Details Email: communications@musimmas.com Phone: (65) 6576 6500 Media Enquiries: (65) 9012 1582 (WhatsApp Calls for journalists only).

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Sustainability bonds and loans achieve scale One of the greatest challenges for the impact ecosystem has been the creation of scalable instruments that can attract institutional investors into projects that create financial returns alongside environmental and societal benefits.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For example, she shared, EuroCommerce has created a space for member organisations to learn from each other on the complicated topic of sustainability to create momentum.

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Sustainability Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Since 2021, Honeywell has been a Sydney Opera House Global Goals partner and has installed its technology to help support more sustainable operations and reduce the building’s environmental impact.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Jessie QIAN, Head of Consumer and Retail, KPMG China, delivered an overview of the “ 2021 Review – The Consumer Goods Forum Report: Collective Action Today, Impact at Scale Tomorrow ”, which introduces the CGF’s efforts in four strategic areas (food safety, health & wellness, sustainable development, and the end-to-end value chain).

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Source: [link] 14 The UN Food Systems Summit launched five Action Tracks to deliver progress on all 17 SDGs, each of which relies to some degree on healthier, more sustainable and equitable food systems. Source: [link] wfp.org/stories/5-facts-about-food-waste-and-hunger 9 Crippa, M.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

RIAA report finds managers increasingly reporting on outcomes of engagement on environmental and social issues. The increase in the size of the Australian responsible investment market in 2021 – which now accounts for 43% of the country’s total AUM, up from 40% in 2020 – was supported by strong returns to customers. trillion (US$1.05

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

New Climate Bonds Initiative report highlights growth in GSS bond issuance in 2021. . The green, social and sustainability (GSS) debt could provide a key channel for investors to support adaptation in emerging markets countries, according to panellists speaking during a webinar hosted by the NGO Climate Bonds Initiative this week. .

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3BL Media

MAY 31, 2022

In 2021, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of EUR 7 billion and employed a global workforce of more than 19,000 employees. Joining The Consumer Goods Forum is a great opportunity for JDE Peet’s to work with our industry peers in a non-competitive environment to progress Environmental Social Governance programs.

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