MANILA, PHILIPPINES : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new report aimed at helping developing countries tap into global capital markets to support a green, resilient, and inclusive recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The publication, Accelerating Sustainable Development after COVID-19: The Role of SDG […]
Why Investors Bought the First Certified Green Bond to Protect Forests for Drinking Water
Lake Maumelle in central Arkansas is a blue gem surrounded by rich forests of oak, hickory and short-leaf pine. Not only is it popular with local boaters and fishers, it also supplies much of the drinking water to half a million people in and around Little Rock. However, much of the land around the lake is privately […]
Govt must set up an investment trust to fund green infrastructure projects
The government needs to set up a Green Investment Trust to fund green infrastructure projects and look for an oversees green bond market. The “Earth Summit” of 1992, in Brazil, brought in a paradigm shift in concept of development with increasing recognition that environmental and economic policies must work in tandem to improve the quality […]
