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At Climate Change Summit, Germany to Seek Private Funds for Projects in India, Africa

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 4, 2018

Expectations are muted for this week's meetings given divisions within Europe, and tension between the United States and China.

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World Bank Group Commits $1 Billion for Battery Storage to Ramp Up Renewable Energy Globally

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 27, 2018

In a major announcement at the One Planet Summit here today, the World Bank Group committed $1 billion for a new global program to accelerate investments in battery storage for energy systems in...

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India asks FAO to remove hurdles in accessing climate funds

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 6, 2017

India today asserted that climate finance is necessary for sustainable agriculture and the UN body -- Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) -- should remove capacity constraints in accessing...

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Sustainability Outlook partners with FICCI for the 10th India Climate Policy and Business Conclave

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 20, 2017

FICCI is organizing the 10th edition of the India Climate Policy and Business Conclave will be held on March 23-24, 2017, at the Park Hotel in New Delhi, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC),...

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BRICS bank issues yuan-denominated green bonds

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 15, 2016

The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries, including India, today announced plans to issue green bonds in Chinese yuan to raise funds for clean energy and infrastructure projects.

The bank jointly founded by the BRICS (Brazil, India, China and South Africa...

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WWF Calls for Standards for Green Bonds

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 14, 2016

Industry standards in the Green Bond market are needed in order to overcome the “complexity and confusion” that is currently hampering investor confidence in financing green projects, new...

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Bank of China jumbo green bond shows growing Asian presence

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2016

Bank of China's $3 billion multi-currency green bond underlines Asia's rapidly growing share of global green funding as countries such as China and India, among the world's biggest polluters,...

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Preserving forest carbon sinks top of donors' climate mitigation agenda

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 8, 2016

New research has found that developing countries with large carbon sinks and good governance tend to be the main destination for major green donors' climate mitigation funding....

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BlackRock, World Bank team with scientists to assess climate risk

By : sustainabilityo..., May 27, 2016

Norwegian scientists have teamed up with some of the world's leading investment firms to assess the financial risks associated with global warming.

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CDP Prepares to Launch Low-Carbon Supply Chain Financing Program

By : sustainabilityo..., May 12, 2016

A major piece of managing corporate climate risks involves managing — and improving — suppliers’ environmental sustainability. It also presents a slew of challenges, with financing initiatives...

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