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EU Commission Estimates Green Bond Investments to Reduce Emissions by 55 Million Tons per Year

ESG Today

The program targets having 30% of its budget financed through green bonds, and requires at least 37% of spending in Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs) must be used for sustainable investments and reforms in areas addressing climate change, such as green infrastructure and renewable energy.

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The nuclear option

Corporate Knights

This turnabout has been most pronounced in the green bond market, where power utilities have, controversially, been adding nuclear energy as an option for green bonds. With this in mind, nuclear green bonds promise to help fund decades of net-zero energy for the public and years of clean financial returns for investors.

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Waste reduction bonds can make green bonds greener

Impact Alpha

That’s the message of Future of Waste from UBS Global Wealth Management, the first of a series of white papers exploring longer-term sustainable investment opportunities. The report details the challenges and investment opportunities to be found in reducing waste, from food and plastics.

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Goldman Sachs AM Launches Global Green Bond ETF

ESG Today

Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced today the launch of the Goldman Sachs Global Green Bond UCITS ETF, a new Article 9 fund tracking a bespoke index developed with Solactive, tracking the performance of investment-grade bonds denominated in G10 currencies.

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Constellation Energy Issues First Nuclear-Focused Green Bond in U.S.

ESG Today

Energy provider Constellation Energy announced today that it has raised $900 million through a green bond offering, the first of its kind in the U.S. The inclusion of nuclear power in the eligible use of proceeds for green bonds is a still rare, but increasing phenomenon. Constellation is the U.S.’

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A Business Guide to Sustainable Finance

3BL Media

Business Benefits of Sustainable Finance Several advantages to sustainable finance go beyond producing dividends. Here are a few of the outcomes that contribute to a company's long-term sustainability and competitiveness. Another way companies reduce operational costs is through investing in a sustainable supply chain.

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Funding a More Sustainable Future

3BL Media

1 Seventy percent of investors in full- or part-time jobs would probably or definitely include sustainable funds in their 401(k)s if offered by their employers’ plans. assets was either in sustainable investments or tied to ESG practices, 3 with assets set to surge from $35 trillion to $50 trillion in the next three years.

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