Exclusive: Climate Bonds group poised to launch new international standards

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New standards to help bolster credibility of climate-related investments

A new investor backed initiative designed to promote the fast-expanding class of green bonds has revealed it will debut its first international standard for so-called Climate Bonds later this month...

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