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Introducing … GreenFin 21

GreenBiz

Corporate bond offerings focusing on sustainability and social issues are growing each quarter, and there’s a burgeoning market for loans linked to a company’s ESG performance or other sustainability metrics. As we reported recently , global green bond issuance shot past the $1 trillion mark in September.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: SBTi publishes first draft of new corporate net zero standard; Canadas new PM cancels consumer carbon tax; Amazon launches service to sell carbon credits to companies; UBS pushes back net zero goals after acquiring Credit Suisse; BlackRock enhances sustainability characteristics for funds ahead of new regulations; global accounting (..)

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11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance

GreenBiz

Associate, Corporate Engagement at CDP. The current green bonds used to offset GHG emissions can be expanded to identify a roadmap that supports individuals within a corporation’s community or supply chain. Betty Cheong.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Billion Valuation Exec Moves Sustainability Consultancy Revolt Appoints Kirsten Flanik as CEO North America Reports, Studies & Surveys Companies, Investors Overlooking Major Financial Risks from Unmeasured Scope 3 Emissions: BCG, CDP Report

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Fifth Third Publishes Second Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report

3BL Media

Fifth Third maintains a Climate Leadership score of A- from CDP for its efforts and disclosures related to climate change. The Company’s A- score placed Fifth Third in the top quartile of CDP’s Financial Services Activity Group. 1, 2021, Fifth Third Bancorp settled the issuance of its inaugural Green Bond for $500 million.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: IBM study shatters “myth” that ESG harms profitability; PwC boosts nature and biodiversity capabilities; Starbucks certifies 3,500 environmentally sustainable stores; Hong Kong to require all issuers to report on climate; EU lawmakers adopt rules tackling deforestation in supply chains; Schneider Electric launches (..)

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CDL’s integrated sustainability report 2022 zeroes in on bolder decarbonisation targets 

Corporate Knights

Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions. Since issuing its first green bond in 2017, CDL has secured more than S$3 billion of sustainable finance, comprising a green bond, various green loans and a sustainability-linked loan. billion – one of Singapore’s largest green loans.

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