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Ørsted Issues Inaugural €100 Million Blue Bonds to Finance Biodiversity, Sustainable Shipping Projects

ESG Today

Energy provider Ørsted announced today its first-ever blue bonds offering, raising €100 million with proceeds aimed at financing the company’s ocean biodiversity and sustainable shipping initiatives. Our ambition is that our blue bonds will seed momentum to attract more investment and unlock the potential of a sustainable blue economy.”

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Amazon Launches Carbon Credit Investment Service SBTi Releases Initial Draft of New Corporate Net Zero Standard Nordea Signs 68,000 Tonne Carbon Removal Agreement UBS Pushes Back Net Zero Target by 10 Years Following (..)

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Masdar Acquires $887 Million Stake in 2.5

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

invests over $1 billion in carbon removal projects; BlackRock, New Zealand partner to launch climate infrastructure fund; California launches clean hydrogen strategy; Fitch study finds green bond allocations overlooking climate adaptation; Goldman invests in U.S.

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The Need for Adaptation Nomenclature

Chris Hall

Ujala Qadir, Director of Strategic Programmes at the Climate Bonds Initiative, explains why the organisation has expanded its green bond taxonomy to cover climate resilience. The market has matured as investors, issuers and other market participants have become more familiar with labelled debt,” she told ESG Investor.

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From Human to Planet: Why Innovation Is Key to a Sustainable Future

3BL Media

Lenovo is also working with its supply chain to use sustainable biofuels in our ocean shipping with Maersk. Lenovo is paving the way for future environmental improvements with a $625 million green bond offering to help fund sustainable building initiatives. Sustainability cannot be viewed as the enemy of business performance.

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

times higher than the UK's own greenhouse gas emissions (excluding aviation and shipping). Finance climate action Financing climate action can take many forms, such as green bonds or sustainability-linked loans. For example, the indicative financed emissions from the UK financial sector in 2019 were found to be 1.8

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