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TNC blue bond programme aims to raise $10bn by 2030

Barbados strikes $150m biodiversity debt conversion

The Nature Conservancy has announced a debt conversion with the government of Barbados, which it says will "unlock" $50 million for biodiversity protection projects in the country.

Sovereign sustainability-linked debt initiative launched

A World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)-backed initiative to "catalyse" sovereign sustainability-linked debt issuance has been launched to provide technical support to increase the volume, quality and impact of such issuances.

People moves 19 August: Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered, Abrdn & more...

'Game-changing' zero-deforestation soy finance initiative launched

Three major UK supermarket chains have invested $11 million in a 'green bond'-backed soy farming finance initiative providing financial incentives for Brazilian farmers to commit to cultivating soy without engaging in deforestation or land conversion.

Microsoft among buyers of blue carbon credits from giant mangrove project

Microsoft and Trafigura are among the buyers of the first three million carbon credits to be generated by the world's largest mangrove restoration project.

Belize blue bond programme could deploy globally

The blue bond programme that fostered an innovative debt refinancing in Belize could be used to help countries around the world, an executive at a US non-profit has said.

People moves 11 February 2022: S&P, Jupiter, Aviva, Abrdn & more...

Vetter appointed at The Nature Conservancy

'Game-changing' parametric insurance deal for Belize blue bond

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has designed the first sovereign debt insurance 'catastrophe wrapper' for the recent 'blue' bond issued by Belize, describing the parametric insurance deal as a "game changer" for coastal nations for building economic and environmental resilience.