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A Dirty Cousin of Green Bonds Starts to Attract Money and Skepticism

February 28, 2020
Source: Bloomberg
Green bond investors, celebrating a landmark step toward establishing market standards, are starting to worry that the next big thing in sustainable finance could undermine those efforts.
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City of Buffalo to Launch the Largest Environmental Impact Bond

February 28, 2020
Source: Patch
Mayor Byron W. Brown announced during his 14th State of the City address that Buffalo will launch the largest environmental impact bond in the country at $30 million. The funds from this investment will allow the City of Buffalo and Buffalo Sewer Authority to capitalize on the Rain Check Buffalo program.
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Ecosystem Investment Partners Closes Fourth Conservation Fund at $455 Million

February 28, 2020
Source: ImpactAlpha
Private equity firm Ecosystem Investment Partners has been helping investors profit off of ecological restoration and conservation projects since 2007. EIP has raised nearly $1 billion from investors through three institutional funds, including $454.5 million for its latest fund, Ecosystem Investment Partners IV.
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The Biodiversity Crisis Can’t Be Solved by the Market

February 28, 2020
Source: Open Democracy
Mainstream green finance initiatives conceptualize environmental funding gaps as examples of market failures. Nature- and climate-related risks are perceived as underpriced in financial markets, resulting in negative externalities borne by society and the natural world.
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Fervidly Facilitating Financial Feats

February 28, 2020
Source: Land Trust Alliance
"It didn't surprise me that interest in last month's Chesapeake Intensive course was robust. The event brought together land trust staff and partners from across the watershed with a faculty of national and regional experts to discuss forest carbon offsets, revolving water funds, voluntary surcharges, state revolving funds, pay-for-success outcomes-based contracting and financing and more."
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Mirova: A Natural Approach to Investment

January 30, 2020
Source: Environmental Finance
Mirova's Natural Capital Platform is looking to generate attractive returns and positive impact from investments in sustainable agriculture, fisheries and conservation. CEO Philippe Zaouati spoke to Environmental Finance.
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Climate Focused Startup Nori Completes Pre-Seed Round and Launches Carbon Marketplace

January 30, 2020
Source: Yahoo! Finance
"In the second half of 2019 Nori launched its marketplace and completed the Techstars Sustainability program. As well as delivering on their milestones, the company closed (and oversubscribed) their $1.3M pre-seed round in December."
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The ‘Transition’ Bonds Bridging the Gap Between Green and Brown

January 30, 2020
Source: Financial Times

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