Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Spanish energy giant says it received "strong interest" in green bonds issued to help underwrite the expansion of its renewables portfolio in Australia. The post Iberdrola raises $750m in green bond to drive Australia renewables and green hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2021

From Apple to New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority, dozens of corporations and public agencies have issued green bonds, yet none answers to a global standard.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 14, 2023

The post WA raises $1.9bn from state’s first ever green bond to fund 50GW transition appeared first on RenewEconomy. Western Australia raises $1.9 billion to help fund the state's decarbonisation plans, including big batteries, wind farms and standalone power systems.

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3BL Media

MARCH 23, 2022

An Explosion of ESG Bond Issuance. ESG-labeled bond issuance surged to new heights in 2021. Green bonds, which fund particular projects, continued to dominate. But issuance of social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds—which reference specific key performance indicators, or KPIs—grew fastest (Display).

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The market for sustainability bonds reached almost $940 billion in 2023, with more growth expected in 2024.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 16, 2021

With more than 230 data centers worldwide, Equinix is the first company in its industry to embrace a climate-neutral commitment.

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GreenBiz

MAY 4, 2020

The variety of purposes has expanded beyond alternative energy to green building and sustainable-transport projects. And that's just a start.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2020

Most central banks in Asia already believe they should help to promote green bonds and other low-carbon initiatives.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2020

Certification and labeling schemes are important for diversifying the investor base, clarifying market signals and responding to investor demands.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 8, 2022

Automaker GM sells $2.25 billion in notes to fund electric vehicle transition, Lenovo makes its first offering and food and beverage company PepsiCo raises another $1.25

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Two tools funding decarbonization: Green bonds and supply chain financing programs.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 24, 2020

Pandemic bonds join a growing list of sustainability-linked financial instruments that have been gaining the attention of investors worldwide. The bonds alone come in a veritable rainbow of flavors: green bonds; climate bonds; sustainability bonds; social bonds; ESG bonds; blue bonds (related to oceans); and more.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Comcast Corporation published its 2024 Green Bond Report , which outlines the full allocation of proceeds from its inaugural green bond issued in February 2023. To learn more about Comcast’s full green bond allocation, please download its 2024 Green Bond Report.

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GreenBiz

MAY 4, 2023

PepsiCo’s allocation of green bond proceeds offers insights into how the food and beverage company considers climate goals when reviewing capital requests.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Swiss government announced the completion of its inaugural green bond issuance, raising CHF766 million ($USD766 million) to fund expenditures supporting its environmental goals in areas including clean transportation and biodiversity. billion of green expenditures, which will be partly funded by the new green bond.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Government of India announced the release of its Sovereign Green Bonds framework, in preparation for the country’s inaugural issuance of green bonds to finance renewable energy, clean transport, sustainable water, and other environmental sustainability projects.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2022

ESG strategies and green bond products have been dismissed as meaningless efforts to address climate change.

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3BL Media

MAY 16, 2024

(“O-I Glass”, “O-I” or the “Company”) announced that the Company has completed full allocation of the proceeds from its second round of Green Bond offerings to advance the company’s climate-change strategy. launched private Green Bond offerings of $690 million and €600 million, respectively. and OI European Group B.V.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

DESCRIPTION: November 16, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Lenovo Group (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is pleased to report that its green bond has been included in the Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Index, one of the most important global benchmarks for institutional Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) funds. Find out more here: [link].

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ESG Today

APRIL 21, 2023

The government of Australia will issue its first ever green bond next year, joining the growing ranks of sovereign debt issuers participating in the sustainable finance market to help fund their environmental sustainability initiatives, according to an announcement on Friday by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

billion) in its inaugural green bond offering, kicking off a multi-year program aimed at raising up to S$35 billion to fund the country’s sustainable transition strategy. The offering of the August 2022 bonds was met with strong demand, with the S$2.4 Billion in Inaugural Green Bond Offering appeared first on ESG Today.

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ESG Today

MARCH 31, 2023

Energy technology company Siemens Energy announced the successful placement of its inaugural green bond, raising €1.5 With the successful issuance of our first bond, which meets our Green Bond Framework, I am very pleased to see that the capital markets are confident in our strategy to become the leader in the energy transition.”

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ESG Today

MARCH 1, 2023

Lawmakers in the European Parliament and the European Council announced today an agreement on the creation of standards for proposed European Green Bonds (EuGB), as well as voluntary disclosure guidelines for green bond issuers aimed at preventing greenwashing in the sustainable bond market.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Government of India’s first ever issuance of green bonds met strong demand, with orders exceeding the offering size by more than 4 times, earning the bonds a 5-6 basis point “greenium,” or a favorable yield spread relative to similar issues lacking green credentials, according to results released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

This is supported by findings published in their most recent report (2021), which described a 21% increase in emerging market (ex-China) green bond issuances from 2019 and a total of $40billion emerging market green bond issuances in 2020. What is the potential of green bonds to address this imbalance?

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Council of the European Union announced today the adoption of a regulation creating a new European Green Bond Standard, marking the last major step for the establishment of a new European Green Bonds (EuGB) label, aimed at fighting greenwashing and helping advance the sustainable finance market in the EU.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 418-79 on Thursday to approve the adoption of a new European Green Bond (EuGB) label, aimed at fighting greenwashing and providing investors with confidence that their investments are being appropriately directed towards financing sustainable business activities and technologies.

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ESG Today

MAY 10, 2023

Telecom giant Verizon announced its fifth $1 billion green bond offering since its initial green bond issue in 2019, with net proceeds to be allocated exclusively toward investments in renewable energy. Verizon has now issued five green bonds, totaling $5 billion, since 2019, and has secured 3.2

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ESG Today

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Government of India will issue its first-ever green bond this month, according to an announcement by the Reserve Bank of India, with plans to raise approximately US$2 billion to support green infrastructure projects aimed at reducing the carbon intensity of the economy. Last week, the government of Hong Kong raised US$5.8

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ESG Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Government of Hong Kong announced today the completion of a green bond issuance, raising $5.75 billion in a triple-currency offering, with bonds denominated in US dollars, Euros and Renminbi (RMB). According to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the offering marks the largest ESG bond issuance in Asia to date.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Government of Singapore will launch its first green bond offering this week, kicking off a S$35 billion (US$25 billion) multi-year green bond program with an inaugural issuance of at least S$1.5 The government has stated that it is aiming to issue up to S$35 billion of sovereign and public sector green bonds by 2030.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Tokyo-based banking and financial services company Mizuho announced today an €800 green bond issuance, its largest to date, and the largest euro-denominated green bond issued by a financial institution. The post Mizuho Issues €800 Million Green Bond to Finance Environmental Projects appeared first on ESG Today.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Government of the Hong Kong announced that it has issues approximately HK$6 billion (USD$765 million) of digital green bonds, with the issuance including bonds denominated in HK dollars, Renminbi, US dollars and euros, making it the first multi-currency digital bond offering in the world.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

Tokyo-based banking and financial services company Mizuho announced that it has issued a €750 million (USD$820 million) green bond, with proceeds from the offering to be used to finance projects supporting the transition to a low carbon society. Proceeds from the green bond will be provided to Mizuho Bank to finance green projects.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Deutsche Bank and DZ Bank announced that they have been mandated by the Federal Republic of Germany as joint ESG coordinators for the planned update of the government’s Green Bond Framework. The government has been one of the most active sovereign green bond issuers since its initial €6.5

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Verizon Communications announced today that it has fully allocated the $1 billion in proceeds from its most recent green bond, issued in May 2023 , will the full amount directed towards investments in renewable energy, supporting the company’s clean energy targets. we are proud to help accelerate the greening of the U.S.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 1, 2022

Automotive giant General Motors (GM) announced the launch of its first green bond offering, pricing $2.25 The post GM Issues its First Green Bond to Power Clean Transportation Investments appeared first on ESG Today. billion of senior unsecured notes to finance its clean transportation strategy.

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