The concept of a ‘Blue bond’ is catching on after the small island state of the Seychelles priced the first deal of its kind in October. Aimed at protecting oceans, the US$15m bond, developed with the ...

The game-changing Belize blue bond scooped two awards, in the categories of sustainability bond structure and sovereign sustainability bond. The $364 million bond could serve as a blueprint to finance ...

Blue bonds, designed to finance marine conservation projects, are fast emerging as a promising avenue for investors and governments looking to meet environmental, social, and governance objectives.

Looking to accelerate blue bond issuance in the financial markets, the UN Global Compact launched the blue bond initiative in order to improve ocean health. Though rather than launching a whole new ...

The prefectural government said June 2 it will target institutional investors--cities, towns and villages, as well as corporations--for the green and blue bonds to be issued in July. It will be ...

The five-year blue bond was priced at a spread of 99.6 basis points above US Treasuries, with a 5.25 per cent coupon rate, making it DP World’s tightest spread in the bond or sukuk market, a ...