Analytics Green Bonds Greenwashing 
Strategic Sustainability Consulting
JULY 7, 2021
Without a realistic, actionable plan in place, companies are either ignoring climate impacts or simply greenwashing. A new way to fund sustainability and renewable energy investments is through green bonds. In the pharmaceutical industry Pfizer was the first company to float a $1.25, 10-year sustainability bond.
ESG Today
OCTOBER 8, 2023
This week in ESG news: EY, Microsoft launch green skills training program; KPMG survey finds three quarters of companies not ready for upcoming ESG assurance requirements; BlackRock’s new climate transition-focused private debt fund; Austrian Airlines found guilty in greenwashing case; asset owners continuing to increase allocations to ESG investments (..)
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Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
“The issuer base is likely to expand through multilateral support and as investor appetite for sustainable bonds catches up with vanilla bonds,” Moody’s added. Global sustainable bond issuance surged in 2021, with data providers estimating total volumes just above or below US$1 trillion; green bonds accounted for roughly half.
Chris Hall
APRIL 7, 2022
There is a need to look beyond surface-level commentary that a company produces, which may include promising ESG jargon, and gain a deep understanding of its sustainability strategy – as well as a method of tracking and comparing one period with another, to ensure companies are moving in the right direction and not simply greenwashing. .
Chris Hall
JANUARY 29, 2025
After years of debate, the European Union Green Bond Standard (EUGBS) finally made its formal debut at the end of last year. However, all of the projects must comply with the taxonomys do no significant harm (DNSH) criteria, as well as be certified by a designated EU green bond reviewer.
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