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Publication Date: November 2022
Biodiversity Finance Reference Guide
The Biodiversity Finance Reference Guide is aimed at financial institutions and investors. It offers IFC's perspective on potential investment opportunities and how targeted financing can help enable a transition to nature-smart business models and practices that combine conservation needs with sustainable development.
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Publication Date: October 2022
The Basic Green Finance Reference Guide
This first edition of the Green Finance Reference Guide (GFRG) aims to be a source of knowledge and best practice for the Green Bond practitioner. It is not a step-by-step guide on how to issue a Green Bond: for such a guide, readers should consult the Green Bond Handbook (GBH), a sister publication by the IFC.
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Publication Date: March 2022
Green Bond Handbook: a Step-by-step guide to issuing a Green Bond
The Green Bond Handbook is a step-by-step guide on how to prepare and execute a successful Green Bond issue for Financial Institutions. Since the market is already well-served by pertinent and timely research, this living document is intended to be a practical guide for potential issuers. The Green Bond Handbook is designed as a tool through which to disseminate Best Practices along the green bond process, including but not limited to, the quality of reporting. The Handbook has been compiled by market practitioners with deep practical experience of working with issuers and investors and will be updated periodically to reflect innovation in practice in the Green Bond market. This Handbook focuses on structuring a Green Bond which is compliant with the ICMA Green Bond Principles, which are adopted by 95% of issuers.
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IFC Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds Training
This highly practical training is designed specifically for emerging market banks interested in issuing GSS bonds. The training seeks to strengthen the bank staff's foundational skills in green and sustainable finance.
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Publication Date: October 2022
Emerging Market - Banks, Bonds, and Impact
Green bond impact reporting practices of emerging market financial institutions
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Publication Date: June 2022
Emerging Market Green Bonds Report 2021
The fourth edition report highlights a sharp rebound in issuance of green bonds in emerging markets and developing economies in 2021 as a result of rising demand from both domestic and international investors combined with expanded issuance by new and existing issuers.
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Publication Date: April 2022
Amundi Planet Emerging Green One - 2021 Annual Impact Report
The fourth "Amundi Planet Emerging Green One - 2021 Annual Impact Report" features the global impact of the AP EGO Fund and the activities of the IFC managed GB-TAP on stimulating the supply of green bonds in emerging markets.
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Publication Date: April 2022
Emerging Market Real Economy Sustainable Bonds
This report examines the potential for sustainable bond issuance in five countries focussing on three key sectors.
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Publication Date: September 2021
Latin America & Caribbean State of the Market 2021
This publication is the second instalment of our State of the Market series for the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) region. The report describes the shape and size of labelled Green, Social and Sustainability (GSS) debt issued by entities domiciled in LAC to the end of June 2021 (H1 2021). The market analysis is complemented by an overview of key policy developments and opportunities for growth of sustainable finance in LAC.
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Publication Date: January 2022
Green Bond Funds - Impact Reporting Practices 2021
Green Bond Funds - Impact Reporting Practices 2021 is a free-to-view report from Environmental Finance, supported by GB-TAP
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Publication Date: May 2021
AI Solutions to Support ESG Integration in Emerging Markets
This paper describes potential approaches for institutional investors and asset managers to align their investment strategies for emerging markets with the Sustainable Development Goals through environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-integrated investments. A key challenge limiting institutional investors and asset managers from investing in emerging markets is the lack of material ESG data for emerging market issuers. Investors are making use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning technologies such as Natural Language Processing to support ESG data analysis. The paper recommends support for open-access ESG and impact data, the use of AI to extend analytics, and cross-industry collaborations between big finance and big tech
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Publication Date: March 2021
The Race for Green Capital in Emerging Markets
The interview-based report "Marathon or Sprint? The Race for Green Capital in Emerging Markets" authored by the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment at Imperial College Business School finds that while Emerging Markets (EM) are highly vulnerable to climate change, they are not attracting and deploying sufficient capital to fund climate transition, mitigation, and adaptation measures. Hurdles preventing the issuance of sufficient sustainable bond products include insufficient market standardization and investor development, overly short-term focused investment approaches, and the failure of green finance frameworks to address the needs for transition financing in EM. The report proposes to focus on coordinated launches of transition bonds for heavy emitters, addressing climate concerns with issuers, and lowering the focus on indexation in favor of long-term investing. International Financial Institutions and Sovereign Wealth Funds are well-placed to provide the patient risk-capital and risk-sharing and are encouraged to increase their involvement in stimulating EM transition finance.
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Publication Date: April 2021
Emerging Market Green Bonds Report 2020
The third edition of the "Emerging Market Green Bonds Report" highlights the key trends in and outlook for green bond market developments in emerging markets (EMs) in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. The report also provides a broad overview of the policy and regulatory updates that could affect the green bond market.
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Publication Date: April 2021
Amundi Planet Emerging Green One - 2020 Annual Impact Report
The third "Amundi Planet Emerging Green One Fund --- Annual Impact Report" features the global impact of the AP EGO Fund and the activities of IFC managed Technical Assistance Program (GB-TAP) on stimulating the supply of green bonds in emerging markets. This report highlights key impact parameters such as CO2 emissions avoided, the amount invested in green bonds, etc. The report also showcases the ESG profile and climate impacts of issuers in the portfolio and sets great examples of green finance in emerging markets.
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Publication Date: December 2020
Green Bond Funds - Impact Reporting Practices 2020
Green Bond Funds - Impact Reporting Practices 2020 is a free-to-view report from Environmental Finance, supported by GB-TAP
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Publication Date: June 2020
Emerging Markets: Assessment of Hard-Currency Bond Market
The Emerging Markets: Assessment of Hard-Currency Bond Market report finds that 804 financial institutions, including 398 banks, across 60 emerging-market countries issued hard-currency bonds with a total of $648 billion in outstanding value as of June 2019. While relatively small compared to the global bond market outstanding ($107 trillion as the end of 2018), the segment is sufficiently large and diversified to deploy specific investment strategies.
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Publication Date: May 2020
Emerging Market Green Bonds Report 2019: Momentum Builds as Nascent Markets Grow
The second edition of the joint IFC-Amundi "Emerging Market Green Bonds Report" highlights where there has been growth and where there is potential in the emerging market green bond market. Although there are still further challenges to be addressed, the market is poised for growth over the coming years, with nascent green bond markets scaling up if the right steps are taken.
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Publication Date: March 2020
Amundi Planet Emerging Green One - 2019 Annual Impact Report
The second Amundi Planet Emerging Green One Fund Annual Impact Report highlights the work of the AP EGO Fund, and its associated IFC-managed technical assistance program (GB-TAP), to develop the supply and demand for emerging market green bonds—efforts that are crucial to unlocking the potential of green bonds and financing green solutions in emerging markets.
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Publication Date: April 2019
Emerging Market Green Bonds Report 2018: A Consolidation Year Paving the Way for Growth
IFC and Amundi conducted the first-ever analysis of the global cross-border bonds issued by emerging market financial institutions over a five-year period, from 2014 to 2018. From there, this report describes the potential growth and impact of green bonds in emerging markets. The findings should inspire a greater understanding of the estimated $29 trillion climate-related investment potential in emerging countries.
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Publication Date: March 2018
Amundi Planet Emerging Green One - 2018 Annual Impact Report
The first Annual Impact Report of the Amundi Planet Emerging Green One Fund covers the impact of AP EGO investments and the activities of IFC managed Technical Assistance Program (GB-TAP) in support of emerging market green bond issuances. The report features the environmental, social and governance profile of issuers in the Fund's portfolio, along with a deep dive into the Fund's green bond holdings and their respective environmental performance.
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Publication Date: October 2021
Impact Reporting and Adding Green to the Microfinance Value Chain
This teaching case was developed by Stockholm School of Economics for the Green Bond Technical Assistance Program
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Publication Date: October 2021
Thematic bonds in Colombia: A case study
This case study describes all thematic bonds issued in Colombia to date (May 2021). From in-depth interviews with the leading issuers, investors, and regulators, we summarize the main drivers and obstacles in developing these emerging financial instruments, together with the impacts these bonds have had on the Colombian capital market.
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Publication Date: March 2020
Converting Emerging Markets to Green Finance: Amundi and the IFC
The first Annual Impact Report of the Amundi Planet Emerging Green One Fund covers the impact of AP EGO investments and the activities of IFC managed Technical Assistance Program (GB-TAP) in support of emerging market green bond issuances. The report features the environmental, social and governance profile of issuers in the Fund's portfolio, along with a deep dive into the Fund's green bond holdings and their respective environmental performance.
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Publication Date: October 2020
Isbank Case Study: Green Bonds in Emerging Markets (Part A)
This teaching case developed by the Stockholm School of Economics offers a compelling narrative of İşbank's green bond issuance journey from the perspective of Derya Sargın Malkoç (Assistant Manager, Investor Relations) and Nilgün Yosef Osman (Manager, Structured Finance) who both participated in the Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance Executive Program, organized by IFC managed Technical Assistance Program (GB-TAP). Shortly after completing the program, Malkoç and Osman persuaded their senior management to issue what might be Turkey's first pure green bond of $50 million on Euronext Dublin in July 2019.
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Publication Date: October 2020
Isbank Case Study: Green Bonds in Emerging Markets (Part B)
This teaching case developed by the Stockholm School of Economics offers a compelling narrative of İşbank's green bond issuance journey from the perspective of Derya Sargın Malkoç (Assistant Manager, Investor Relations) and Nilgün Yosef Osman (Manager, Structured Finance) who both participated in the Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance Executive Program, organized by IFC managed Technical Assistance Program (GB-TAP). Shortly after completing the program, Malkoç and Osman persuaded their senior management to issue what might be Turkey's first pure green bond of $50 million on Euronext Dublin in July 2019.
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