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Develop principles to govern digital finance and SDGs, UN told
26 August 2020The UN has been urged to help develop a set of principles to advance technology's role in closing the financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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'Blue bonds' could finance fish stock recovery
24 August 2020Planet Tracker has proposed a 'blue bond' could be used to finance the replenishment of fish stocks by subsidising fishing firms to reduce capacity to allow population recovery.
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BlueOrchard sees strong H1 despite Covid-19
30 July 2020Impact investment manager BlueOrchard has reported a strong first-half performance, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures working group announced
21 July 2020Ten financial firms have joined a working group to develop a reporting framework for the impact of the financial sector on biodiversity and ecosystems to complement the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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World Bank launches EM green taxonomy development guidelines
13 July 2020The World Bank has published a guide for Emerging Market (EM) financial regulators that outlines the process required to develop their own taxonomy on activities and assets that can be deemed 'green'.
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IFC elected chair of GBP/SBP excom
06 July 2020The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has been elected chair of the executive committee (excom) of the green, social and sustainability-linked bond principles
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Fossil fuel reserve profits 'could fall by two-thirds'
08 June 2020Falling demand and rising investment risk is forecast to slash profits from fossil fuel reserves, research by Carbon Tracker reported, estimating they could collapse by almost two-thirds.
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HSBC and IFC real economy green bond fund raises $470m
20 May 2020HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) and the International Finance Corporation announced their green bond fund targeting "real economy" assets has raised more than $470 million following its third close.
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IBRD launches first sustainable development bond impact report
15 May 2020The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has published its first impact report covering all bond issuances and the entire portfolio of IBRD's development activities.
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Covid-19 triggers payout on World Bank's pandemic bonds
21 April 2020The World Bank has confirmed market expectations that the Covid-19 outbreak has triggered the pandemic catastrophe bonds issued by the bank's Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF).