The prefectural government said June 2 it will target institutional investors--cities, towns and villages, as well as corporations--for the green and blue bonds to be issued in July. It will be ...

Sovereign Green Bonds have struggled to gain traction due to muted investor demand. But, what are sovereign green bonds? What are the other similar bonds? How is it connected to SDGs?

The emergence of new sustainable bonds, including nature financing, green sukuk and blue bonds, alongside a potential increase in sustainability-linked bonds, could support overall issuance. The ...

the UN Global Compact launched the blue bond initiative in order to improve ocean health. Though rather than launching a whole new set of standards and principles for this distinct set of ...

This is what it sought to achieve last year when structuring Japan's first blue bond, the winner of the Award for innovation – use of proceeds (green bond). The five-year JPY5 billion ($37.6 million), ...

In their essence, blue bonds are akin to green bonds, which target projects that benefit the environment, but with a specific focus on the world’s oceans, coasts, and freshwater systems.

BEIJING - China's Ministry of Finance released a framework for sovereign green bonds on Thursday, paving the foundation for the country to issue offshore sovereign green bonds and global capital ...

China’s finance ministry has announced the impending issuance of sovereign green bonds in London, which will mark its first overseas sale of such bonds and a concrete step following high-level ...