Tag: SDGs
Using the SDGs to measure how projects impact sustainability
Copper and gold mining project win for US multinational engineering and construction firm, Fluor Corporation.
JICA issues ¥24bn peacebuilding bonds
Ten and twenty year bonds raise funding to support nations affected by conflict.
AfDB president calls on Europe to harness African energy
As EU nations return to coal amid concerns about Russian gas, Dr Akinwumi Adesina points out great energy opportunities in Africa if finance can be raised.
Thailand: First ever social bond raises $295m
The first ever social bond issued through a state-owned financial institution under ASEAN standards. Proceeds to finance poverty alleviation.
AFD’s Emeline Oudin sets out clear ESHS requirements
France’s international development agency has put significant sustainability and social clauses into contracts for its €12bn per year projects.
ADB plans $18bn of policy-based lending
Asian Development Bank has raised its lending limit for 2022-2024 to $18bn as it responds to global crisis and climate change.
EBRD funds Poland’s biggest solar PV plant
As Poland faces Russian moves to cut off gas over the country's support for Ukraine, the need to strengthen Poland’s energy security is acute.
V20 Seeks fit-for-all climate funding
Finance ministers from the V20 Group of climate vulnerable nations have called for improvements to the global financial system.
ADB raises $4bn and forms ILX partnership
Asian Development Bank (ADB) issues three-year bond worth $3bn and a 10-year bond worth $1bn, and partners with ILX Management to scale up private sector climate investment.
World Bank plans $170bn support package
The World Bank Group is discussing how to prepare and package $170bn of support to help countries address multiple overlapping crises.