Sustainable Finance Insights - August 2020 Highlights

29/09/2020 26 min Episodio 22
Sustainable Finance Insights - August 2020 Highlights

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Episode Synopsis



In this episode, Cheryl and Nick discuss the smorgasbord of activity in the sustainable finance space, noting an increasing diversification among issuers, use of proceeds and deal structures. This as monthly green bond issuance peaked in the month of July at USD$20 billion.



 
Hosts:
Nick Gandolfo, Director, Sustainable Finance Solutions
Cheryl Tay, Senior Associate, Sustainable Finance Solutions

Resources mentioned in the episode:
ING: Asia’s lamentable green Covid-19 response
Morningstar: Sustainable Fund Flows Hit Record in Q2
Harvard Business Review: The Challenge of Rating ESG Performance
Sustainalytics’ public company ESG Risk Ratings
S&P Global: Growing supply chain focus prompts interest in nascent form of ESG finance
Sustainalytics: ESG Risk Ratings License
Oxfam: Making Green Bonds Work
Climate Bonds Initiative: Agriculture Criteria
Global Impact Investing Network: R3 (Response, Recovery, and Resilience) Investment Coalition
Bonds and SPOs:
Alphabet Sustainability Bond Framework Second-Party Opinion
Coca-Cola FEMSA Green Bond Framework Second-Party Opinion
MTR Sustainable Finance Framework Second-Party Opinion







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