Green bond round-up, 9 August 2017

Thailand plans landmark debut sovereign sustainability-linked bond

Thailand is planning to raise up to THB30 billion ($890 million) from its inaugural sustainability-linked bond, making it just the third sovereign issuer of the performance-based instrument and the first in Asia.

UK begins consultation on rebuilding VCM confidence

The UK government has commenced consultation to re-build confidence in voluntary carbon markets.

'Boiling down' natural capital definition will help drive pension flows, says Redington

Simplifying the nuances of natural capital into broad, understandable themes will help pension funds to begin understanding and allocating towards the theme, a consultancy has claimed.

Governments 'in the dark' following COP16 failure, say UK MPs

The UK Environmental Audit Committee has warned that slow progress at COP16 has left governments "in the dark", calling for government ministers to "bridge the gap" on ambition.

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