ESG & Climate Finance News

December 8, 2021

Transparency of ESG investment ratings faces regulatory scrutiny

 Reuters reported market regulators set out a global framework to police environment, social and governance (ESG) investment ratings and help combat…

December 8, 2021

Liberty Latin America is committed to ESG practices across LAC region

In one of Nasdaq’s recent “Trade Talks,” Liberty Latin America Chief Legal Officer John Winter joined Jill Malandrino to discuss how…

November 26, 2021

IDB Invest to support Central America, Dominican Republic, Colombia through new fund

IDB Invest has invested $10 million in CASEIF IV L.P., a new mezzanine debt and private equity fund managed by LAFISE Investment Management Ltd. that…

November 26, 2021

S&P Dow Jones Indices launches ESG Version of the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index

S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s leading index provider, has announced the launch of the S&P 500 Equal Weight ESG Leaders Select…

November 18, 2021

Amazon’s Climate pledge fund backs electrofuels start-up Infinium

US e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc’s Climate Pledge Fund has co-led a USD-69-million (EUR 59.4m) funding round for ultra-low carbon electrofuels…

November 18, 2021

How blue bonds promise to boost Latin America’s economy

Announced during the UN climate summit in Glasgow, the recent issuance of Latin America’s first blue bond could be a major milestone. The region…

November 5, 2021

Barbados seeking to establish ‘green bank’

Barbados is to establish a green bank that will facilitate private investment in domestic low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure. Several…

October 27, 2021

GSS bonds and other forms of sustainable finance have become a mainstream feature of Latin American debt capital markets

Sustainability issues in Latin America have long been closely linked to finance, but never more so than today. Latin America’s tropical forests…

October 26, 2021

COP26: Latin America heads to Glasgow climate summit with half-empty hands

Latin America and the Caribbean are heading to a new climate summit with a menu of insufficient measures to address the effects of the crisis, in the…