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L&G commit $1 billion to debt-for-nature swaps
23 February 2026Legal & General will act as a cornerstone investor on debt-for-nature swaps through a strategic partnership with Enosis Capital, committing up to $1 billion over the next five years.
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CAF issues 'distinctive' debut 'Children and Youth Bond'
02 February 2026Development bank CAF has raised $61.6 million from its inaugural children-focused social bond, backed by investors including Nuveen, T Rowe Price, and Legal & General (L&G).
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'Focused' IDB Amazonia Bond 'really hits the spot'
21 November 2025The pioneering Amazon-focused deal offers a uniquely impactful template for other issuers and ecosystems to adopt, investors tell Ahren Lester
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IDB raises $100m from pioneering 'Amazonia Bond' debut
06 November 2025The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has raised $100 million from its first 'Amazonia Bond' focused on social projects, whilst also confirming that Brazil is exploring issuing its own Amazon-focused sustainable bond.
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'Liquidity needed to scale the debt-for-nature swap market'
05 March 2025More liquidity is needed to help scale interest in debt-for-nature swaps, particularly to make the instruments attractive to public debt-focused investors, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.
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Natural Capital Investment EMEA returns on Tuesday
27 February 2025Environmental Finance's 6th annual Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference returns to London on 4 March.
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'Outcomes-based bonds are scalable - but must tread a fine path,' says L&G
19 February 2025Outcomes-based bonds are set to continue to grow, according to Legal & General (L&G) - but they require a delicate balance between ambitious outcomes and appealing income.
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L&G: 'Quirky' debt-for-nature swaps becoming 'more digestible' for investors
17 February 2025Institutional investors are increasingly able to incorporate unusually structured debt-for-nature swaps into their debt allocation, but Legal & General (L&G) said further simplification and reporting improvements are needed as the market scales.
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Ecuador secures 'incredible' $1bn debt-for-nature swap deal
17 December 2024Ecuador has signed a $1 billion debt-for-nature swap transaction which will secure more than $400 million in conservation funding for the Amazon, in a deal which The Nature Conservancy (TNC) said was full of "incredible firsts"...
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Gabon's debt-for-nature swap 'still works' despite coup, LGIM says
18 April 2024A 'debt-for-nature swap' designed to provide $160 million of funding for ocean conservation projects in Gabon "still works" despite a coup led by the country's army, a prominent investor in the deal told an Environmental Finance event.