Key Impact Points: The Saur Group, a global leader in the water sector, has announced the successful issuance of €500 million in Blue Bonds, becoming the first water player to...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and T. Rowe Price announced plans to create a pioneering global blue bond strategy to increase access to finance for blue projects...
BBVA and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced the launch of Colombia’s first blue bond at the 2023 Banking Convention in Cartagena. The first tranche is for $50...
On World Ocean Day, Ørsted has become the first energy company in the world to issue blue bonds. The five-year, EUR 100 million blue bond was issued in a private...
The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), in partnership with the Southern African Development Community (SADC), announced the appointment of climate-centric blended finance fund manager Climate Fund Managers (CFM) to manage...
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the introduction of new model based, automated sustainability reporting features within its award-winning EcoStruxure IT data...
Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy. The new measures aim to make packaging...
InfluenceMap, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing objective and data-driven analyses of corporate and financial institutions’ impact on climate change and biodiversity loss, has released assessments evaluating the climate governance,...
Permira, the global private equity firm, announced it has appointed a dedicated team to identify investment opportunities across the climate transition value chain. The team, led by Kush Patel and...
The co-founded venture, also backed by TPG Rise Climate, aims to rapidly scale textile-to-textile recycling of polyester and contribute to a more sustainable textile industry. H&M Group has secured an...
A recent Bloomberg survey of roughly 200 European financial market participants reveals a growing concern: managing the ever-increasing volume of ESG data. The survey, conducted throughout 2023 and encompassing respondents...