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Infrastructure key to hitting net-zero
15 March 2022Sustainable infrastructure investments are growing, but not quickly enough, Henri Blas tells Genevieve Redgrave
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$120m fund for Southeast Asian forests closes
03 March 2022New Forests' latest fund for sustainable forestry in Southeast Asia has closed with $120 million of commitments.
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BIS launches Asian green bond fund
25 February 2022The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched an Asian green bond fund for central banks, taking its total green bond fund assets under management to $3.5 billion.
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$459bn annual funding gap for ocean protection
27 January 2022An extra $459 billion is needed each year to combat the growing threat to the ocean, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a new report launched today.
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COP26 round-up, 2 November: India, deforestation and methane
02 November 2021A brief summary of the biggest news related to COP26 in Glasgow on 2 November.
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BIS to launch Asian green bond fund for central banks in 2022
21 October 2021The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will launch an Asian green bond fund for central banks in early 2022, just a year after it launched its second green bond fund.
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ADB raises $300m from first 'blue' bond
13 September 2021The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised $300 million from its inaugural 'blue' bond to finance ocean-related sustainable projects
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Climate risk vulnerability significantly hikes emerging economy borrowing costs
12 October 2020Emerging economies that are highly vulnerable to climate risk have been hit with "significant rises" to their cost of borrowing, according to a report, more than doubling the sovereign bond yield premium compared with lower risk peers.
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Dai-ichi Life boosts sustainable investments with Covid-related bonds
04 May 2020Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life has increased its investments in social and sustainability bonds by about $190 million via two private Covid-19-related bond placements.
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GPIF’s green bond investments surpass $1bn
14 August 2019Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has grown its portfolio of green bond investments to more than $1 billion – less than half a year after it first bought green notes.