ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Government of India announced the release of its Sovereign Green Bonds framework, in preparation for the country’s inaugural issuance of green bonds to finance renewable energy, clean transport, sustainable water, and other environmental sustainability projects.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Government of Canada announced that it will issue its second green bond this week, aimed at unlocking financing to accelerate green infrastructure and nature conservation projects, and supporting the achievement of the country’s climate goals.

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ESG Today

JULY 19, 2022

Canadian utility Ontario Power Generation announced the issuance of a $300 million “nuclear green bond,” one of the first green bond offerings aimed at financing nuclear power generation. ” The post OPG Issues $300M “Nuclear Green Bond” appeared first on ESG Today.

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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

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Government of Hong Kong announced today the completion of a green bond issuance, raising $5.75 billion in a triple-currency offering, with bonds denominated in US dollars, Euros and Renminbi (RMB). According to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the offering marks the largest ESG bond issuance in Asia to date.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

This is supported by findings published in their most recent report (2021), which described a 21% increase in emerging market (ex-China) green bond issuances from 2019 and a total of $40billion emerging market green bond issuances in 2020. What is the potential of green bonds to address this imbalance?

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Government of the Hong Kong announced that it has issues approximately HK$6 billion (USD$765 million) of digital green bonds, with the issuance including bonds denominated in HK dollars, Renminbi, US dollars and euros, making it the first multi-currency digital bond offering in the world.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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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ESG Today

MARCH 19, 2024

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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Environment + Energy Leader

JULY 22, 2022

The post PepsiCo Issues Green Bond with Focus on Regenerative Ag, Plastic Waste, Water Impacts appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The sustainability financing will go toward initiatives outlined in the company's pep+ agenda.

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ESG Today

JULY 21, 2022

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced today the completion of a new green bond offering, raising $1.25 The announcement marks PepsiCo’s second green bond offering, following its inaugural $1 billion issuance in 2019. Billion Green Bond to Fund Ag and Value Chain Sustainability Projects appeared first on ESG Today.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2025

Asset managers Head of Fixed Income hopes market expansion will eliminate need for the purely green bond-focused vehicle within the next decade. It has helped channel capital into projects including energy-efficient housing, sustainable waste management, train connections and bike lanes.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Startups such as Optoro and ShareCloth use artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies to digitize processes to lower excess inventory and reduce textile waste. Promising green finance developments in the fashion industry already are underway.

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2020

Consider that it has convinced more than 70 Apple suppliers to use renewable energy to produce products on its behalf , an effort funded in part by close to $5 billion in green bonds issued by the technology giant as well as a dedicated pool of money in China. . Now, it's wandering farther into uncharted territory.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Walmart announced the release of its first Green Bond Impact Report, indicating that the company has allocated $1.1 billion in green bond proceeds, with top investment areas including renewable energy, sustainable buildings, and waste reduction and circular economy initiatives.

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 24, 2017

Part of this revolution is the meteoritic growth of green bonds, which were started in 2007 by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. If growth was slow from the first green bond issuance to 2012, things have accelerated since. Green bonds are indeed often oversubscribed due to their success.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Global media and communications company announced today its first green bond offering, raising $1 billion, with proceeds from the 10-year bond aimed at supporting the company’s environmental sustainability goals, including its target to be carbon neutral by 2035. Comcast announced its 2035 carbon neutrality goal in 2021.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Walmart announced the release of its first Green Bond Impact Report, indicating that the company has allocated $1.1 billion in green bond proceeds, with top investment areas including renewable energy, sustainable buildings, and waste reduction and circular economy initiatives. Read the full story at ESG Today.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Decreased operational costs Sustainable investments often lead to more efficient operations, particularly in terms of energy use, water consumption, and waste management. Green bonds Corporations can issue green bonds to raise funds for new and existing projects with environmental benefits.

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3BL Media

APRIL 9, 2024

The publication offers an in-depth review of the company's progress over the last year toward establishing itself as an industry leader in sustainability by focusing on three critical sustainability challenges: ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society. "We

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The larvae will feed on organic waste from the corn processing and be warmed by excess heat generated by the plant. Switching to these systems can be costly, but, as Planet Tracker argues in its report, green bonds can be used to finance the transition.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 11, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Microsoft Partners with Pivot Energy to Develop Community Solar Projects to Help Tackle Scope 3 Emissions JERA Nex Enters U.S.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Environmental: How a company impacts the environment, such as its carbon footprint, waste management, water use and conservation, and its sources of clean energy and technology. Investors can expect to see more sustainable efforts like the Principal bond: The sustainable bonds and loans sector is experiencing record-breaking growth.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 21, 2025

These technologies help optimise water use, particularly in urban environments where aging infrastructure leads to excessive waste. Efficiency in a thirsty world Drip irrigation is a method of watering crops that delivers water directly to the root zone of plants at a slow, controlled pace.

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3BL Media

JULY 28, 2022

Walmart raised $2 billion through its first green bond issuance to finance and advance its sustainability goals including renewable energy, zero waste, circular economy and sustainable transportation projects. To date, suppliers report having reduced or avoided more than 574 million metric tons of supply chain emissions.

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ESG Today

APRIL 2, 2023

Billion Green Bond Private Equity & Venture Capital JPMorgan Builds Out Sustainable Growth Private Equity Team ESG Data Startup Atlas Metrics Raises €5.2 Million to Build Out Platform Sustainable Protein Company Unibio Announces $70 Million Investment from SIIG Exec Moves Mirova Appoints Zineb Bennani as U.S.

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3BL Media

MAY 26, 2022

The LEED rating system ranks buildings as Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum based on prerequisites and credits that address carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health and indoor environmental quality. PNC pursues LEED certification in all new ground-up construction projects and major renovation projects.

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James Militzer

MAY 3, 2022

In the global market there are dedicated ESG funds and green instruments (ranging from green bonds to green insurance ) to facilitate projects – not only in the domain of climate finance, but also focused on the environmental objectives necessary to support sustainability. In the third quarter of 2020 a record $76.5

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Corporate interest in sustainability-linked loans has grown rapidly, as the financing provides flexibility to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, while with instruments such as green bonds, raised funds can only be allocated to specific categories of green projects.

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ESG Today

MARCH 24, 2024

Million to Turn Landfill Waste into Renewable Biofuels ESG Investing Texas Pulls $8.5 Renewables Developer Avantus Renovare Raising $7.5 Billion From BlackRock Over ESG Investing BlackRock Calls Texas Decision to Divest $8.5

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Andrew: We have a very clear vision, and that's a world where packaging never becomes waste. A little over a year ago we issued our first green bond. It was a $1 billion green bond. And what steps are you taking to increase the use of recycled content in your packaging? The first is reduce plastic use.

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3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

Issued 16 green bonds between 2018-2021, and its global line of credit and additional lines of credit are linked to sustainability metrics. In its 2021-22 ESG report, the company outlines its progress toward its environmental, social and governance goals. Achieved 325 MW of solar generation capacity as of April 30, 2022.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 28, 2023

billion tons of solid waste, equal to a footprint of 0.79 By 2050, annual waste generation is expected to increase 73% from 2020 levels (up to 3.88 The Swedish city of Gothenburg published the last iteration of its Green Bond Framework back in 2019. [9] 3] The overall growth of the population could add another 2.5

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3BL Media

AUGUST 31, 2022

Reducing waste. That means addressing the roughly 1 billion tons of food wasted each year. Food loss and waste is not just a missed opportunity to provide someone with a nourishing meal. Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 is a sizable challenge, and it will take an all-of-the-above approach to get there.

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3BL Media

MAY 27, 2022

The 2017 goals were to purchase 100% renewable power and to reduce its energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and waste sent to landfills by 2022. Divert 75% of waste from going to landfills (previously 20% waste reduction goal). Divert 75% of waste from going to landfills (previously 20% waste reduction goal).

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3BL Media

MAY 9, 2022

The 2017 goals were to purchase 100% renewable power and to reduce its energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and waste sent to landfills by 2022. Divert 75% of waste from going to landfills (previously 20% waste reduction goal). Divert 75% of waste from going to landfills (previously 20% waste reduction goal).

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