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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Impakter

MARCH 11, 2023

Impakter EU Green Bond Deal: Sustainable Gold Standard or Unrealistic? In what’s being labelled a “landmark’’ moment for sustainable finance, EU negotiators last week finally announced the agreement of a provisional deal establishing a gold standard for European green bonds (EuGB). appeared first on Impakter.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Fashion and design brands company H&M Group announced the issuance ofits inaugural green bond, raising €500 million (USD$530 million) to support the company’s environmental initiatives, including its climate and circularity roadmap. times oversubscribed with a total order book in excess of €1.75

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Railroad company Union Pacific announced today the completion of a $600 million green bond issuance, with proceeds aimed at funding its decarbonize and emissions reduction investments. Union Pacific recently released its Green Financing Framework, outlining eligible categories from investment from its issuances of green bonds.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Among the key priorities outlined by the HKMA’s new agenda include directives for banks to reach net zero financed emissions by 2050 and to provide disclosures on climate risks and opportunities, and for the HKMA to incentivize sustainable finance innovation and to provide sustainable-financed training programs for finance professionals.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

We must look to the future by enabling an economy-wide transition to net-zero; and focus on the present by helping society to adapt and become more resilient to climate risks. This will help to mobilize the capital required to enable the net-zero transition.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The UK government announced this week the completion of its first “Green Gilt” offering, raising £10 billion for projects aimed at helping the country meet its net zero and other environmental goals, in the largest ever inaugural sovereign green bond issuance. Read more →

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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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ESG Today

JULY 26, 2022

Global investment manager AllianceBernstein (AB) announced a new climate commitment to achieve net zero emissions, aiming to align its operations and a range of investment strategies with a 1.5 ° pathway by 2050. Our net zero strategy addresses both the corporate and investment levels.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 16, 2021

Green Bonds. To make sure you don't miss the newest episode of GreenBiz 350, subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. Have a question or suggestion for a future segment? E-mail us at 350@greenbiz.com. Contributors. Joel Makower. GreenFin 21. Collective Insight. GreenBiz 350 Podcast. Sponsored Article.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

South Pole can help you navigate the existing framework as well as the new net zero guidance (FINZ) which will replace it in Q4 2023. Finance climate action Financing climate action can take many forms, such as green bonds or sustainability-linked loans. However, greater action is required to fully realise this.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

With ESG gaining more attention and more companies committing to reaching net-zero emissions in the coming decades or otherwise pledging to do better by people and the planet, it’s inevitable that the next generation of professionals in the field will define the future of sustainable finance. Deonna Anderson. Mon, 05/10/2021 - 01:30.

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ESG Today

MARCH 25, 2024

For public climate funds, the study found that equity dominated, at around 85%, with only 14% in fixed income, largely concentrated in green bond funds.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Global financial services provider Allianz, a leading member of the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA), has published a climate transition plan spanning both its investment and insurance arms in a bid to shape the market and increase transparency on its net zero pathway.

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Environmental Finance

JULY 7, 2023

Canadian insurer and asset manager Manulife is concerned that the "blunt tool" of assessing alignment with net-zero targets for investment portfolio construction could "imperil" the future success of the green bond market.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 7, 2024

So how long will it be until crypto earns its green credentials? Green investments are assets like bonds that pay for projects with positive environmental and social outcomes. The second aim states that signatories should achieve net-zero emissions from electricity consumption by 2030.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 21, 2022

One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach . Decarbonising and Innovating towards a Net Zero Future . Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions. billion – one of Singapore’s largest green loans.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Net-zero carbon goals are now expected, and the emphasis is on what companies are doing to get there.”. In response to internal goals and public interest and expectations, Principal ® issued its first sustainability bond in August 2021. Continuing growth for sustainability bonds. 6 In the U.S.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The number of companies proclaiming their intent to go net-zero by 2050 has expanded exponentially in the past 12 months, but the ones short-cutting that commitment by a decade are a rarer breed. A little over a year ago we issued our first green bond. It was a $1 billion green bond. Corporate Strategy.

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Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

David Zahn , Head of Sustainable Fixed Income at Franklin Templeton , says new standards and innovations are expanding the supply of green bonds to meet increased investor demand. Investor demand for green, social, sustainability-linked and transition bonds (GSS+) continues to rise rapidly, outstripping supply.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

billion green bond to build new net zero chemical plant, and more. Billion Green Bonds to Fund New Net Zero Chemical Plant Private Equity & Venture Capital Industrial Decarbonization Startup Celadyne Raises $4.5 Billion to Build Gigafactories Across Europe Dow Issues Inaugural $1.25

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3BL Media

APRIL 6, 2022

DESCRIPTION: One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach. Decarbonising and Innovating towards a Net Zero Future. Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions. SOURCE: 3BL Alerts.

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ESG Today

APRIL 27, 2023

Issuance volumes of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds rebounded strongly in Q1 2023, resuming double-digit growth trends after falling 18% in 2022, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service. trillion in 2021. Non-financial corporate issuance in the U.S.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

trillion in AUM, has launched the L&G Net Zero Global Corporate Bond Fund. Targeting British and European institutional investors and wealth managers, the fund aims to deliver long term returns, net zero carbon emissions and improved ESG outcomes. Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) , which has £1.42

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Investing more capital with an intentional focus to generate positive impact is required right now if we truly want to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.”.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Net Zero on Campus: From Principles to Action initiative, a collaborative effort between SDSN, the Climateworks Centre, and Monash University, aims to facilitate the sharing of lessons and resources to accelerate the decarbonization of university campuses around the world.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

Transition activities are comprehensively defined through two new approaches: A traffic light system that defines green, transition and ineligible activities across the eight focus sectors. Transition” refers to activities that do not meet the green thresholds now but are on a pathway to net zero or contributing to net zero outcomes.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Singapore plans to submit a more ambitious emissions reduction goal at the upcoming COP27 climate conference in November, according to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, as part of a strengthened commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. Wong said: “As you can see, our net zero path is not an easy one.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 15, 2024

Verizon Communications has invested all of the net proceeds of its nearly $1 billion green bond in renewable energy projects spread across five states, the company announced Monday. The allocation builds on Verizon’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions across its operations by 2035.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements HSBC Buys Biomass-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Deal with Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres Alfa Laval Accelerates Net Zero Goal by 3 Years to 2027 Mercedes-Benz Sharpens Sustainability Focus on 6 Key ESG Areas BlackRock, (..)

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

According to Phoenix, the new solution will invest in current and future climate change leaders, and companies pursuing a net zero decarbonization strategy, while aiming to meet the long-term investment objectives for with-profits customers through a balanced portfolio of equity and credit.

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