Green Bonds
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New Climate Change Disclosure Guidance
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), managing $2.6 trillion in assets, recently took action to motivate companies to treat climate change as a significant risk and to encourage business to ensure that assets and its long-term business strategy are resilient to climate change impacts. SSGA published “Perspectives on Effective Climate Change Disclosure” to provide guidance to… Continue reading
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COP21 and Green Bond Market Developments
COP21, HSBC Holdings PLC, the fourth largest bank by assets in the world, has issued its first green bonds this month. Proceeds of the green bond issue will be used to finance renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy conservation, and climate adaptation projects, among others. Continue reading