ESG Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

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Chris Hall

APRIL 4, 2024

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), which first emerged in late 2019, have seen a ramp-up in adoption, as more corporates and sovereigns set ambitious commitments to transition towards net zero carbon emissions. The green bond market has taken 10 years to build out the infrastructure for UoP-labelled debt to flourish.

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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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Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

Governments know they must attract ESG investors to sovereign debt if they are to meet their net zero carbon emission targets by 2050. Data from the Climate Bonds Initiative reveals sovereign global, social and sustainable (GSS) bond volumes increased by 103% in 2021 raising cumulative issuance to US$193 billion compared to US$95.2

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

Investors can commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The current green bonds used to offset GHG emissions can be expanded to identify a roadmap that supports individuals within a corporation’s community or supply chain. Investors can engage with businesses about their ESG practices.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2023

In May, the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) established a Collaborative Sovereign Engagement on Climate Change initiative for investors to support governments in mitigating climate change.

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Jon Hale

JULY 26, 2022

Through instruments like green bonds , investors can help finance critical infrastructure needs, the energy transition, and renewable energy projects. A commitment to net-zero carbon emissions and to address other sustainability issues is a good way for an emerging-markets company to attract foreign capital.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2022

For instance, governments have provided little clarity about how they’ll reach their net-zero carbon targets , mostly set for 2050 to 2060, that promise to take global warming projections nearer to 1.8°C. So how do governments plan to close the distance between their weak 2030 commitments and their net-zero ambitions?

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

A little over a year ago we issued our first green bond. It was a $1 billion green bond. Carbon Pricing. Specifically to your question, in the last three years, we've pledged more than $65 million globally for recycling and collection. We set goals, and then we go and we work really hard to go achieve them.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

The fund won’t be limited to green bonds, instead spanning across the corporate and credit universe, including renewable energy, not-for-profit hospitals and development banks. C target for limiting global warming, alongside commitments to build net zero carbon portfolios.

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Chris Hall

JULY 27, 2022

The basis for many of these is the EU taxonomy (and to a lesser extent China’s mandatory taxonomy for use of green-bond proceeds). China’s mandatory bond system covers six sectors it classes as green: clean energy, clean transport, climate change adaptation, recycling or resource conservation, anti-pollution, and energy efficiency. .

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

It will be managed by Michael Matthews, Co-Head of the Henley Fixed Interest team, and Tom Hemmant, fixed income fund manager, drawing also on the climate expertise of Invesco’s ESG team, led by Cathrine de Coninck-Lopez.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . Ardern was praised for her government’s aggressive containment of the COVID-19 pandemic last year — her country reported just 25 deaths. percent of its GDP.

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