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Papua New Guinea issues forestry carbon credits in first for sovereigns

Papua New Guinea is to become the first country to issue REDD+ forestry carbon credits.

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MacArthur Foundation: Social bond unlocked immediate Covid-19 action

"The urgent crisis [of the Covid-19 pandemic] coupled with extraordinarily low-interest rates in the bond market made social bonds a good tool for us," according to Debra Schwartz

People Moves 9 April: State of California, JPMorgan Chase, Epworth Investment Management

World's first pureplay clean hydrogen fund launched

A fund has been launched that aims to raise €1 billion to invest in private infrastructure dedicated to delivering clean hydrogen at scale.

News round-up: BlackRock, JP Morgan, RBC, UBS, and more

Axa impact fund, Circularity Capital invest in fibre-based packaging

Private equity firm Circularity Capital and Axa Investment Managers' (Axa IM) alternatives division have invested an undisclosed amount in PackBenefit, a provider of 'fibre-based' food packaging.

Bain impact fund invests in personal care brand

Private equity firm Bain Capital has invested an undisclosed amount for a majority stake in personal care brand Hand in Hand.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: BlackRock, Anchor Hanover, Wilmar ... and more

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