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Record-breaking green bond issuance reflects investment in a green recovery Submitted 26/03/2021 – 8:59am Green bond issuance has already reached new monthly highs in March. With a week left to go, issuance so far this month totals EUR48 billion, up
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s Temasek Holdings believes that impact investing has reached an inflection point, with the coronavirus pandemic highlighting deep social imbalances that have intensified the need for such forms of investments. Read More
Investors are increasingly considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors before committing to invest in new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, analysts at S&P Global Platts and S&P Global Ratings said on Wednesday. Read More
Investors from China are snapping up thematic ETFs with gusto. U.S. ETF investors can do the same with a few thematic funds from Global X that are posting big daily share volumes.
LONDON — The world’s biggest banks cut lending to fossil fuel firms by 9% in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, although funding has still risen over the past five years, a report showed on Wednesday. Read More
There is growing global momentum around companies making ambitious climate-change commitments, but a corporate tracker said Monday that companies have a long way to go in delivering on these promises.
Fossil gas, burning trees and flying labelled as ‘sustainable’ or ‘transitional’ Brussels – Major concessions to polluting industries under new EU sustainable finance rules, leaked on Monday by Contexte, would stab the EU green deal in the heart, said Greenpeace.
LONDON — The market for bonds that are linked to companies meeting certain environmental goals could grow 20-fold this year to between $120 billion and $150 billion, a senior JP Morgan banker said, as businesses look to tap into booming
(Bloomberg) — A Temasek-backed fund aims to foster growth in impact investing in Asia by striking deals that can do good while still generating a commercial rate of return. Read More
Sustainability bonds issued by sovereign governments in developing and emerging markets offer exciting investor opportunities. The proceeds are used for impact and allow investors to target real change in sectors like health and education. Emerging market specialists describe how it
(Bloomberg) — So-called sustainability-linked bonds have been controversial because they often effectively reward investors when the issuer misses green or social performance goals. One Japanese firm is trying to change that. Read More
ESG investing is expected to get a boost from policies and regulations being promised by the Biden administration, but with the evolution of the overall sustainable investing universe, investors and financial advisers will need to keep things in perspective and
On the afternoon of Mar 3, 2021, at the BRE China Awards and BREEAM 30th Anniversary held at The Langham Shanghai, GRESB and BREEAM announced the winners for the inaugural GRESB BREEAM Asia Awards recognizing responsible investments in real estate
DMO set to offer up to 15bn in Green Gilts to the market, as it gears up to be one of the world’s biggest green bond issuance programmes
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