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What's next for sky-rocketing sustainable debt markets? Sizing up the trends and challenges in sustainable finance
While the past year and a half has been a wild ride from all angles - as the pandemic rattled our planet - it was also a dynamic time for sustainable debt markets, including record issuances and growing popularity of social and sustainability-linked bonds.
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Deciphering the ESG data deluge
First an FX trader and later the global head of ESG at Northern Trust, Mamadou-Abou Sarr has first-hand experience of quantitative finance and ESG investing. He believes his new investment firm holds the answer to bringing both approaches together
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Aligning finance with purpose
Companies need to pull every lever they can to help them meet their sustainability objectives: tapping sustainable finance can help align their financing strategy and their investors with their ESG goals. Mark Nicholls reports
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How can we finance climate adaptation? Nature-based solutions to the Americas' climate change risks
The concepts of 'natural capital' and 'nature-based solutions' are gaining attention among public and private sector issuers who can adapt to climate change and biodiversity risks with the help of green or sustainability-linked debt
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A coalition to combat climate change
Carlos Sanchez, executive director for the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) and director of climate resilience finance at Willis Towers Watson's climate and resilience hub, discusses the CCRI's mission and successes to date
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Searching for 'Greenium'
Is there a green pricing premium in the secondary bond market? We deconstruct data from iBoxx Global Green, Social and Sustainability Bond index to find out.
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Sovereign issuers dominate 2020 Latin America issuance of green, social and sustainable bonds
Issuance of green, social and sustainable labelled debt in Latin America in 2020 has not kept pace with the extraordinary growth seen in other regions, particularly Europe.
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Green Bond Funds - Impact Reporting Practices 2020
Green Bond Funds - Impact Reporting Practices 2020 is a report from Environmental Finance, supported by GB-TAP.
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Leading through volatility
Randy Lack, founder and co-president of Element Markets talks to Environmental Finance about how his firm has navigated the disruption carbon and renewable fuels markets experienced in 2020
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Connecting green energy markets
Jens Schumacher, managing partner of STX Group talks to Environmental Finance about how STX is working with its clients as the renewable energy revolution picks up pace on a global scale.
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