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The total amount of funds invested with the aim to generate positive social or environmental impact are already likely to be between $2.1 trillion and $3.5 trillion, according to estimates by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has become the first green and social bond issuer to formally integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its underwriter selection process.

The landmark Amundi emerging market green bond fund bought 10 green bonds last year, meaning it is now almost one-third towards its final goal - but had to sell notes after the fund's advisory committee declared that they should no longer be deemed 'green'.

Japanese insurance company Nippon Life has bought a AUD 200 million ($126 million) social bond issued by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in a private placement.

Environmental Finance's Bond Awards were expanded again this year to reflect the growth and evolution of the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond markets and to include the nascent GSS loan market.

Part of World Bank's $14bn financial package to help curb the pandemic

The Equator Principles Association (EPA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are to collaborate in efforts to strengthen the capacity of financial institutions to manage environmental and social risk.

The IFC's Operating Principles for Impact Management will help bring greater transparency and discipline to the market, writes Hans Peter Lankes

How does the world's biggest private equity impact specialist invest? Joe Walsh reports