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S&P Acquires Largest Sustainable Bond Rating Provider Shades of Green

ESG Today

Leading credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics provider S&P Global announced today the acquisition of the largest external reviewer of sustainable bond and green financing frameworks Shades of Green from Norway-based Center for International Climate Research (CICERO).

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Iceland’s Sustainability Bond Debut

Chris Hall

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Iceland’s Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, talks about the country’s inaugural green bond issuance, which was promptly followed by the world’s first sovereign gender bond. This year has already started strong, with large-ticket green bond issuances from the EU, France, Austria and the UK.

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Janet Yellen on financing a sustainable future

GreenBiz

emissions by greening the electricity and transportation sectors. buildings to be more sustainable, clean energy manufacturing and climate research and development. . Investor demand for climate-aligned investments, including green bonds and sustainable assets, is rapidly increasing.

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These 30 under 30 are leading a green youthquake

Corporate Knights

As a policy advisor for the Canadian Climate Institute, the climate researcher demonstrated how Indigenous research can be integrated into climate policy. Her report with the Yellowhead Institute, Bad Forecast , exposed the lack of meaningful Indigenous inclusion in climate-adaptation policy-making in Canada.