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Use of proceeds: Identify the set of green and social sustainable categories or list of projects and assets to be financed by the proceeds from the bond issuance. Process for project evaluation and selection: The process for selecting and evaluating eligible green and social projects using selection criteria identified by the issuer.
A Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) is a fixed income instrument where its financial and/or structural characteristics are tied to predefined Sustainability/ESG objectives. [1] The objectives are measured through predefined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and evaluated against predefined Sustainability Performance Targets (SPTs).
From 2015 to 2016, the Climate Bonds Initiative reports that there was a 92% increase in green bonds issuance to $92 billion, [28] with different types of issuers starting to issue green bonds. Apple, for example, became the first tech company to issue a green bond in 2016, and Poland became the first sovereign country to issue a green bond at ...
A pivotal moment in China's sustainable finance journey was the emergence of green bonds. In 2015, the People's Bank of China and the National Development and Reform Commission issued guidelines for green bond issuance.
Simultaneously, stock exchanges play a pivotal role in driving sustainability. They create opportunities for new issuers while safeguarding against greenwashing. LGX's expansion into social and sustainable bonds beyond green bonds reflects the growing interest in aligning environmental and social objectives.
Sustainable energy is one of many forms of sustainable investing. Socially responsible investing (SRI) [a] is any investment strategy which seeks to consider financial return alongside ethical, social or environmental goals. [1] The areas of concern recognized by SRI practitioners are often linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG ...
(Reuters) -MicroStrategy is planning to raise capital through convertible bonds offering to buy bitcoin for the second time in less than 10 days, as the aggressive crypto investor looks to ...
The social impact bond is a non-tradeable version of social policy bonds, first conceived by Ronnie Horesh, a New Zealand economist, in 1988. [13] Since then, the idea of the social impact bond has been promoted and developed by a number of agencies and individuals in an attempt to address the paradox that investing in prevention of social and health problems saves the public sector money, but ...