'Rice bonds' could boost climate resilience, say consultants

New finance solutions, such as bonds attached to sustainable rice harvesting, are urgently needed to…

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BlackRock reveals its 'shades of green bonds' system

Projects that make improvements to fossil fuel infrastructure are ineligible to be funded by green bonds,…

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BlackRock: ESG can help identify cheap EM sovvies

BlackRock has growing confidence that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are a material…

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Bond round-up: ANZ, T Corp, Ontario, Denmark … and more

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$1trn/year of 'sustainable' bonds in sight within three years, says DZ Bank

The continuing success of the green bond market and the growing popularity of social, sustainability…

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Riksbank divestments ‘open floodgates’ to questions on climate divestment

The Swedish Riksbank’s climate-related divestment from carbon-intensive issuers is set to ramp up the…

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Bonds round-up: Apple, Chinese banks, CAFFIL, Swiss Life, RBS, KommuneKredit, Nidec ... and more

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HSBC: Enel SDG bonds could be a 'backward step'

HSBC has weighed into the debate on Enel's sustainability-linked bond, criticising the offering as a…

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Islamic Development Bank plans inaugural green sukuk

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) plans to issue its first green sukuk later this month under the terms…

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Apple sells €2bn green bonds in first Euro foray

Consumer electronics giant Apple has tapped the euro green bond market, in a deal worth €2 billion ($2.2…

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GPIF partners with EBRD on green and social bonds

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development…

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Bonds round-up: KfW, DKB, Orsted, RBS ... and more

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VIDEO: Climate change provides opportunities to the insurance industry - Manulife's CFO

"Climate change provides a number of opportunities to the insurance industry and to other industries"…

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Euronext launches green bonds section

European stock exchange group Euronext is to launch a green bond section across its six markets, basing…

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Pimco: SDG bonds and use-of-proceeds bonds 'can co-exist'

Fixed income investment giant Pimco believes that use-of-proceeds bonds and SDG-linked instruments "may…

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Morningstar expects record year of sustainable fund launches in Europe

A record number of sustainable fund launches are expected this year, said financial services firm Morningstar,…

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VIDEO: What is next on the ESG horizon for Toyota?

Speaking at our ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference in September, Adam Stam, National Manager - Secured…

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Bonds round-up 23 October 2019

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CalSTRS plans $300m green bond

A $300 million green bond issue is planned to fund a new office building to be constructed by the California…

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Green bond market on track to hit $1trn next summer, says SEB

Cumulative issuance of green bonds, since the market began in 2007, has reached $800 billion which means…

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