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IIX raises $92m from seventh 'Women's Livelihood Bond' despite headwinds

Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has raised $92 million from its seventh 'Women's Livelihood Bond' (WLB), after market stresses led it to fall a little short of being its largest ever gender-focused sustainability bond to date.

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Itochu issues 'game-changing' corporate 'Orange Bond'

Itochu has become the first corporate issuer of an 'Orange Bond' after the Japanese trading conglomerate raised JPY15.2 billion ($101 million) from the gender equality-focused transaction.

SocGen: Growing interest in 'Orange Bonds' in Asia - but scalability doubts remain

Asian sustainable bond markets are increasingly interested in 'Orange Bonds' focused on gender equality, but Société Générale (SocGen) said it is still "difficult" to see how scalable it can be.

IIX launches seventh Women's Livelihood Bond

The Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has launched its latest Women's Livelihood Bond, the seventh of the series.

Orange bonds receive green light in Asia

Gender equality-focused sustainable bonds secured strong endorsement from a wide range of market participants in Asia as recognition of their key climate transition role matures. Ahren Lester writes

IIX partners with Bangladesh and UNDP for 'orange bonds'

Caution urged over reliance on blue, orange bond labels

While sub-labels are helpful for "signalling" purposes, the market should "caution against" separating blue and orange bonds from the wider green bond label, delegates at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Asia 2024 conference heard.

IIX raises $100m from 'largest' gender bond

Sustainable investment firm Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has raised $100 million from its largest gender-focused sustainability bond, which is also believed to be one of the largest 'orange' bonds to date.

IIX raises $50m with 'world first' green & orange bond

The Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has raised $50 million with what it said is the first 'green and orange' bond, with proceeds targeted to empower women to advance climate action.