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International Finance Corporation launches NZ dollar-denominated green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched the first New Zealand dollar-denominated Green Kauri bond. The bond will be minimum NZ$100 million and will be used to finance private sector investments addressing climate change in emerging ...

GRI, CDP publish updated reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... organisations taking steps to reduce the impacts. GRI and CDP have cited estimates from the International Finance Corporation and Carbon Trust suggesting that the global cost of climate change impacts will stand between US$ 2 trillion - US$ 4 trillion ...

NCD launches Soft Commodities Forest-risk Assessment Tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... institutions in managing this risk are the African Development Bank, FMO Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation, Standard Chartered Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. Almost half of the 30 financial evaluated have policies in place ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD, World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Climate Bonds Initiative reports that there has been a diversification in product types, such as the World ...

Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... the purposes of social development, the IFC Catalyst Fund, a private equity fund run by the International Finance Corporation that invests in renewable energy projects in emerging markets, and the G lobal Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF) ...

Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... countries, as one example of new issuance by a multilateral bank. "I've been travelling with the [International Finance Corporation] IFC on this trip, and talking to investors about green bonds and social bonds," Ceci said. "One of those programs is ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... reflective of work that's happening at the International Energy Agency, the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation for the past year/year and a half," said Nathan Fabian, IGCC chief executive. "So in that sense, it's not a surprise, but ...

IFC, Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange will work together to develop products to drive more trades and create business opportunities. Shenzhen is the first city in China to begin with an emissions trading ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Macri said Australian Ethical is hoping to invest in a forthcoming green bond issued by the International Finance Corporation. On the corporate bond issuance side, Australian Ethical only invests in Westpac Bank, with ANZ, National Australia Bank and ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... issued by the European Investment Bank Electricite de France, Unibail-Rodamco and two from the International Finance Corporation. Each bond constitutes 5% of the total index. The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused not-for-profit promoting ...