ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Information and communication technology company Ericsson announced today the completion of its inaugural green bond issuance, raising €500 million to investments in energy efficiency initiatives.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Out of its class A secured debt of £15 billion, about £3 billion is labelled green, potentially making the company a green bond default case. Green bonds are structurally no different to conventional bonds under the same class (with the same ranking, covenants and security package among all creditors in the case of distress).

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In fact, completeness and quality of information, definition of the methodologies used to process it, and clarity in communication are required. Indeed, an important goal is to strengthen the reliability and comparability of information. Transparency is becoming a pre-requisite.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

However, despite these various green initiatives from several early trendsetters in the fashion industry, formidable challenges lay ahead on the path to scaling up sustainability — especially when it comes to supply chain strategies. Promising green finance developments in the fashion industry already are underway.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2025

Asset managers Head of Fixed Income hopes market expansion will eliminate need for the purely green bond-focused vehicle within the next decade. Niche to mainstream evolution Storebrand stated that the fund was the first commercial green bond fund, building on the first ever green bond issued by the World Bank in 2008.

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2020

Consider that it has convinced more than 70 Apple suppliers to use renewable energy to produce products on its behalf , an effort funded in part by close to $5 billion in green bonds issued by the technology giant as well as a dedicated pool of money in China. . Information Technology. Corporate Strategy. Supply Chain.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 9, 2024

Originally published on bloomberg.com Bloomberg announced the launch of new green-tilted fixed income indices, which seek to increase weighting to green bonds in some of Bloomberg’s flagship indices such as the Global Aggregate, Treasury and Corporate Indices.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2022

Framework sets out how government will issue and manage sovereign green bond issuances. Singapore’s Ministry of Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have published a new governance framework for sovereign green bonds, announcing plans to issue the first such bonds in the “coming months”.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

For more information, click here. In alignment with MSCI’s methodology, these ratings demonstrate Lenovo’s ESG strengths relative to the China information technology industry. In addition to a AAA rating on MSCI’s ESG index, Lenovo was included on Bloomberg MSCI Green Bond Index in October 2022.

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3BL Media

MAY 1, 2024

For more information, please visit our website at www.bxp.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram. As of December 31, 2023, including properties owned by unconsolidated joint ventures, BXP’s portfolio totaled 53.3 million square feet and 188 properties, including 10 properties under construction/redevelopment.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The OECD report said actions to better align finance with climate goals had to be informed by robust assessments of progress, describing available evidence on best practices, finance volumes, and actions as “scattered and incomplete”. trillion of bonds issued by the fossil fuel sector. trillion, compared with US$1.7

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Environmental Finance

MAY 24, 2023

Plans to create a free-to-use database of EU sustainability disclosures passed a key milestone, after politicians struck an agreement on its development which will extend its coverage to include green bonds.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

They dont have the same regulatory requirements to disclose information that public companies do, especially when it comes to revenues and profits. The company recently closed a green bond offering that will help it transition to predominantly renewable sources of power. Historically, private companies are more, well, private.

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3BL Media

MARCH 9, 2022

SynTao Green Finance is a leading consultancy providing professional services in green finance and responsible investment in China. It provides consulting and researching services in responsible investment, ESG data, green bond verification, and other green finance areas. For more information, visit www.CSRHub.com.

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3BL Media

MAY 26, 2022

The team set aggressive, science-informed environmental targets in 2017 and is ahead of achieving a reduction in carbon emissions and energy use by 75% and water use by 50% by 2035. For more information about sustainable initiatives at PNC, contact ESG@pnc.com. Calculating Financed Emissions.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 11, 2022

Research has continually informed our approach, while policy has helped shape our strategy and how we engage on behalf of our clients. The firm currently invests approximately $6 billion in green bonds, KPI-linked securities and ESG structures as part of this effort. About the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative.

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Environmental Finance

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has identified the EU Green Bonds and ESG Ratings regulations, as well as preparatory work for a database including sustainability-related information, among its priorities for 2025.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

GreenFin21 provided a wealth of information and resources about the present and the future of sustainable finance. 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. Bryanna Briley.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 29, 2023

Bringing our environmental and financial sustainability focus together into a Green Bond Framework signaled that the University aligns with and delivers on public commitments and that strengthens our unique, sustainable, place-based approach. What were the key success factors in implementing the case study?

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Environmental Finance

JUNE 7, 2024

Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) said investors are requesting more information on the social and economic 'co-benefits' of 'green' projects financed through its green bonds, adding that this trend is set to continue.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1, 2021, Fifth Third Bancorp settled the issuance of its inaugural Green Bond for $500 million. The proceeds will fund green projects that align with the Company’s sustainability priorities, as outlined in the Fifth Third Bancorp Sustainable Bond Framework. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com.

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3BL Media

APRIL 9, 2024

For more information, read the 2023 LyondellBasell sustainability report, Everyday Sustainability here. For more information, please visit www.lyondellbasell.com or follow @LyondellBasell on LinkedIn.

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3BL Media

MAY 27, 2022

2B green bonds/notes issued (CBRE IM) . We routinely post important information on our website, including corporate and investor presentations and financial information. charitable giving (incl. employee donations) . Net Zero by 2040 commitment . 75% employee wellbeing and inclusion scores . million sq.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And then they can compare that data to some best practice benchmarks that we've built in, so they know what good looks like and they can make more informed decisions. If people don't know, they will not be able to make the kind of decisions that they will if they’re informed. A little over a year ago we issued our first green bond.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The taskforce’s recommendations were published in June 2017, and have become the industry standard for climate-related disclosure, heavily informing the requirements of a series of emerging sustainability reporting systems by regulators across the world.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

Providers are encouraged to sign up to the Code by publishing their Annual Statement of Application and informing ICMA. FINMA implements NGFS recommendations The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is taking various measures to implement the relevant recommendations of the Network for Greening the Financial System.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example: A Hong Kong Monetary Authority study revealed that one-third of corporate green bond issuers globally had worse environmental performance after their initial green bond issuance. Recent studies highlight how prevalent greenwashing has become. million for misleading ESG claims.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The GSIA report pointed to France’s Low Carbon Strategy as being an example of a “coherent, well-informed” countrywide plan which offers clear signals to investors through mechanisms, such as strengthened carbon pricing and incentives for reducing emissions that other nations could follow. “We

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Climate Bonds Initiative, for example, recently expanded its green bond taxonomy to cover adaptation and resilience. While there’s still a long way to go in terms of mobilising adaptation finance, financial institutions are proactively asking to be part of the solution.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

Mandatory EU Green Bond Standard risks slowing issuance, but voluntary approach can still drive Taxonomy-aligned volumes. On the face of it, the market for green bonds is heading in the right direction, and fast.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 24, 2023

The sustainable finance indicators track the issuance and holdings of debt instruments with sustainability characteristics, such as green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds in the euro area, providing information on the proceeds raised to finance sustainable projects.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

Environmental sustainability - linked bonds and loans which align to third-party frameworks such as the Green Bond Principles, and loans linked to environmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or those with designated environmentally sustainable use of proceeds. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Sarah Peasey, Head of Europe ESG Investing at investment management firm Neuberger Berman and Co-chair of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change’s (IIGCC) Bondholder Stewardship working group, highlighted several challenges related to the alignment of labelled bonds with the net zero transition and other sustainability outcomes.

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ESG Today

JULY 25, 2024

ESMA’s opinion also noted that while new regulations such as the CSRD will help enhance transparency on sustainability issues for investors, market participants will continue to rely on ESG data providers for information, particularly for companies not in the scope of the CSRD, leading to a need to ensure the quality of ESG data products.

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ESG Today

JULY 26, 2022

On the climate finance side, AB, which currently invests approximately $6 billion in green bonds, KPI-linked securities, and ESG structures, will focus on equity and fixed income climate-finance investments as opportunities present themselves.

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ESG Today

JUNE 18, 2024

This diversity often leads to data fragmentation, where critical information is scattered across different systems and formats, making it difficult to match, compile and analyse. AI can also continuously monitor data sources, ensuring that information remains up-to-date and reflects the latest developments in real-time.

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ESG Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Corporate interest in sustainability-linked loans has grown rapidly over the past several years, as the financing provides flexibility to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, while with instruments such as green bonds, raised funds can only be allocated to specific categories of green projects.

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