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How Green Bonds Will Fund a Green Future

3BL Media

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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Storebrand Fund a Gauge for Green Bond Growth

Chris Hall

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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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. But it’s called ‘supply-chain management’ or ‘business continuity’ – not adaptation or resilience,” she said.

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Top 10 Business Sustainability Issues of 2023

B the Change

Get Started: How to Motivate People Toward Sustainability provides psychology tips. Social Justice 8. How to uphold human rights in the supply chain. Supply chain operations can be distant and full of social and environmental problems. Social sustainability requires considering their needs.

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Take Five: From America to the World

Chris Hall

Second-quarter issuance represented US$238 billion, down 20% year-on-year, while global issuance of green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bonds totalled US$238 billion – also down 20%. The EV Green Bond originated from the group’s asset finance arm – Lombard.