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A Business Guide to Sustainable Finance

3BL Media

Green bonds Corporations can issue green bonds to raise funds for new and existing projects with environmental benefits. These bonds are dedicated to financing or refinancing projects related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable waste management, clean transportation, and water conservation.

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Guest Post: Gaining Specialist Clarity on ESG in Fixed Income

ESG Today

Up until now, many ESG analyses have focused primarily on environmental risks and impacts, particularly as issuance has predominately been skewed towards Green bonds. However, with the rise of sustainability-linked bonds, a wider and more comprehensive view is becoming increasingly important.

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Philippine SEC Finalises Green Fund Rules

Chris Hall

SRI funds may consider sustainability principles from nationally or globally recognised frameworks, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, UN Global Compact Principles, the International Capital Market Association’s Green Bond Principles, or Climate Bonds Initiative’s Climate Bonds Taxonomy. .

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A Realist’s Guide to Investing for Good

Stanford Social Innovation

As a result, to feel better, these investors want to screen out problematic companies from their investment portfolio. To serve this constituency, asset managers have long offered “values” or “socially responsible” (SRI) funds that offer a “negative screen.” Issuance of green bonds has more than tripled from 2017 to 2021.

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This Week’s Fund News: DWS Launches ESG Fund for Women, by Women

Chris Hall

The fund won’t be limited to green bonds, instead spanning across the corporate and credit universe, including renewable energy, not-for-profit hospitals and development banks. The Global Impact Credit fund aims to target durable growing businesses with a clearly identified impact thesis.

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This Week’s Fund News: Invesco Rebadges UK Companies Fund as Sustainable

Chris Hall

AXA Investment Managers ’ new Dynamic Green Bonds fund aims to generate revenue and growth over the long term, as well as financing the transition to a low carbon economy, by investing in green bonds aligned with the firm’s proprietary framework.