Sustainable Finance Insights - December 2020 Highlights

To round out 2020, Nick and Cheryl provide an overview of the deals and developments that occurred in December. Of note is that 2020 appears was the year of the social bond with approximately EUR 130 billion issued. They also touch on developments around the EU Taxonomy, the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, and what the new US administration could mean for environmental protections and sustainable finance.  As always, the episode includes a rundown of notable transactions from around the globe.

 

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Hosts:

• Nick Gandolfo, Director, Sustainable Finance Solutions
• Cheryl Tay, Senior Associate, Sustainable Finance Solutions

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• ICMA transition handbook
• CBI: Financing Credible Transitions
• CBI: Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities Philippines
• Environmental Finance: Concerns EU Taxonomy proposals diverge from TEG recommendations
• Environmental Finance: ECB to stress test banks on climate risks after finding disclosures lacking
• Bloomberg: Schroders CEO calls for climate ‘impact-adjusted profits’
• TechCrunch: The biggest step the Biden administration took on climate yesterday wasn’t rejoining the Paris Agreement

Sustainalytics’ SPOs:

• VodafoneZiggo Green Bond Framework
• Corticeira Amorim Green Bond Framework

 

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