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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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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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

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

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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

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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

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

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

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

European companies with circular initiatives are benefiting from a strategy that encourages innovation and private investment, from venture capital to green bonds, while providing copious amounts of public funding.

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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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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

billion) in green bonds, with proceeds aimed at financing green projects at the company including renewable energy and decarbonization solutions. Equinix issued its updated Green Finance Framework earlier this year, detailing eligible use of proceeds from green bond offerings. billion (USD$1.21

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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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ESG Today

MARCH 5, 2024

The Government of Canada announced that it has completed the issuance of a C$4 billion green bond, the country’s second, and the first by a sovereign issuer to include nuclear energy expenditures as an eligible use for proceeds.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Government of Canada announced that it will issue its second green bond this week, aimed at unlocking financing to accelerate green infrastructure and nature conservation projects, and supporting the achievement of the country’s climate goals.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

International asset manager Robeco announced the launch of the High Income Green Bonds strategy, investing in high yielding green bonds by corporate issuers globally. Kohler added: “Robeco’s High Income Green Bonds strategy is our first strategy focusing purely on green bonds from corporate issuers.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The program targets having 30% of its budget financed through green bonds, and requires at least 37% of spending in Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs) must be used for sustainable investments and reforms in areas addressing climate change, such as green infrastructure and renewable energy. million tons.

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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

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

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

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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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced today the launch of the Goldman Sachs Global Green Bond UCITS ETF, a new Article 9 fund tracking a bespoke index developed with Solactive, tracking the performance of investment-grade bonds denominated in G10 currencies.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Verizon Communications announced that it has completed a new $1 billion green bond offering, with proceeds from the issuance to be allocated entirely towards renewable energy investments. The offering marks the sixth green bond issuance for Verizon, raising $6 billion since the launch of the company’s inaugural green bond in 2019.

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ESG Today

JULY 19, 2022

Canadian utility Ontario Power Generation announced the issuance of a $300 million “nuclear green bond,” one of the first green bond offerings aimed at financing nuclear power generation. ” The post OPG Issues $300M “Nuclear Green Bond” appeared first on ESG Today.

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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

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

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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