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Fidelity launches 'first' global 'blue bond' fund

Fidelity International (FIL) has launched a dedicated 'blue bond' fund to leverage the "unique position" that bond markets have to support the sustainable ocean and freshwater transition.

'Water will be one of the biggest investment themes over the next decade'

Swedish lender SEB said that water is going to be a megatrend which should be the "biggest investment theme over the next decade," but we need to work out how to tailor sustainable finance instruments.

Candriam looking to expand outside of "traditional" water investments

Candriam has told Environmental Finance it plans to invest outside of "traditional" water sectors to meet the growing number of challenges posed by the water crisis, and how it plans to leverage artificial intelligence to "differentiate" from its peers

Candriam launches water fund

Tanzanian water authority issues 'historic' green bond

Tanga Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Tanga UWASA) has issued a TZS53.1 billion ($21 million) 'water green bond,' which is believed to be the first municipal agency sustainable bond issuance in East Africa

Mitsui OSK Lines to issue 'first' shipping firm blue bond

Japanese firm Mitsui OSK Lines plans to raise JPY10 billion ($70 million) through a blue bond in January, believed to be the first issued by a shipping firm using recent International Capital Market Association (ICMA) guidelines.

Waste treatment firm raises CHF9 million

Jefferies: Investors need better water dependency data

Corporate data on water dependencies needs to improve to enable investors to understand water-related risks, an executive at the research arm of US investment bank Jefferies has said.

Controversial sustainable agriculture products poised for growth, says Morningstar

Genetically modified (GM) seeds and fertilisers will flourish in the shift towards a more sustainable agricultural future, despite safety concerns, a Morningstar executive said.

Water quality: a critical pillar of biodiversity

Tighter regulation could help investors improve water quality and tackle biodiversity loss, write Lisa Beauvilain and Johan Florén