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Firms That Issue Green Bonds Better at Tackling Emissions: Study
Companies that issue green bonds tend to be better at reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, especially in heavily polluting sectors, new analysis from the Bank for International Settlements has ...
Google, Berkshire, 8 Others Commit to Renewable Energy Investments
Some of the biggest U.S. corporate names offered their support—and billions of dollars in green financing pledges—to buttress the Obama administration's quest for a global agreement on combating ...
Green Bonds Issuance is Soaring Despite Fuzzy Standards
Issuance of green bonds for companies working on battling climate change are booming, but investors say the label needs safeguards against bogus proposals that could sour retail buyers and wealth ...
Zurich Insurance CIO Wants New Rules to Protect Green Bond Boom
The integrity of the fast-growing "green bond" market is at risk unless a clear definition of what passes for green can be agreed, Zurich Insurance's investment chief told the Reuters Global Climate ...
Doing Well and Doing Good: Zurich Insurance Group Commits to Invest up to $2B in Green Bonds
You have a choice between two investment-grade bonds, both yielding a return commensurate with risk. One bond provides funding to projects that help avoid over 450,000 tons of CO2 emissions ...
With Volumes Soaring, Zurich Doubles Its Green Bond Commitment
Zurich Insurance Group AG said it is boosting its investment in green bonds to up to $2 billion, with plans to spread the initiative through three different European currencies. Switzerland's largest ...