Green Bonds

Bank prices 10-year Global Sustainable Development Bond, confirming latest green bond issue was oversubscribed with around €2bn of orders

Proceeds from the Bond will be used to support ethical coffee farming in its supply chain and green energy measures at 10,000 of its global stores

Global financial services firm launches drive to prevent, reduce, and remove 50 million metric tonnes of plastic waste from water and land by 2030

The Nature Conservancy plans to deliver 'Blue Bonds for Ocean Conservation' to help protect most vulnerable underwater habitats

Corporate demand for electric vehicles surges, as reports suggest UK ministers are mulling plans for a Tesla-style 'gigafactory'

Labelled green bond market could grow by eight per cent this year, despite slowing overall global issuance, S&P Global Ratings estimates

Environmental social governance investing continuing to grow alongside risk and regulation, according to financial analyst MSCI

BNEF analysis confirms sustainable finance market grew 26 per cent last year, with a record $247bn of sustainability-themed debt instruments raised

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Only a fraction of firms are reporting progress against the UN SDGs, making capital allocation difficult, analysis by world's biggest bond issuer PIMCO finds