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IBRD issues innovative 'pay-for-success' rhino bond
25 March 2022The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has raised $150 million from a ground-breaking 'pay-for-success' sustainable development bond to support rhino conservation in South Africa.
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Investors ready to vote against boards that don't meet climate targets, says Nuveen
24 March 2022The upcoming 2022 proxy season is likely to have a strong focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects with a move past transparency and towards accountability, claims a new report from Nuveen.
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Investors forecast 'huge' growth for green ABS
25 February 2022Asset-backed securities (ABS) with a sustainability label have strong growth prospects in the coming year, investors from Europe and the US said.
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Carbon scores 'over represent' impact bond emissions, says Nuveen
04 February 2022Nuveen is creating custom carbon datasets to track the emissions of its impact bonds, as present datasets measure emissions of parent companies and not bond-funded projects, leading to "incorrect conclusions" about project emissions, it said.
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Nuveen launches natural capital, low-carbon infrastructure units
08 October 2021US investment manager Nuveen has launched new arms of its business to target natural capital and low-carbon infrastructure assets, in a move it says can help it address rapid growth in demand for such investments.
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Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - where to next?
10 August 2021Amid ongoing innovation and accelerating growth in 2021, where should the sustainability-linked bond market look next? Ahren Lester reports
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Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - Part 1
13 July 2021One year after the Sustainability Linked Bond Principles were published, the target-based fixed income instrument is seeing issuance accelerate. Market participants warn, however, that some current issues lack substance. Ahren Lester reports
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Oceans and blue economy briefing afternoon round up
10 June 2021The second instalment in a series of thematic briefing afternoons that Environmental Finance is running throughout the year on the topic of Natural Capital Investment.
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Environmental Finance celebrates World Oceans Day
07 June 2021To coincide with the UN World Oceans Day, Environmental Finance will host a thematic briefing afternoon focusing on oceans and the blue economy, to examine one of the most exciting areas of natural capital investment.
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Nuveen raises $575m with 'impact' debt fund IPO
29 April 2021Nuveen has raised $575 million through the initial public offering (IPO) of a debt fund that it claims to be the first positive-impact, closed-end fund.