Investments in sustainable-environmental
and climate-solving projects or businesses
Environmental, ecological, and climate problems cannot be solved unless private-owned capital is divested from business activities that harm the environment, climate, or ecosystems. This capital must then be re-invested in businesses and projects that are environmentally-friendly and climate-helpful.
See Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor.
Environmental-responsible investing is absolutely necessary
for the longterm sustainability of the Earth's natural ecosystems and the stability of regional climate patterns. This is necessary for ensuring that the next generations have a livable future.
A new Investment Revolution is needed to ensure a long-term sustainable future, and this will require a shift into Responsible Investments (not simply maximizing short-term profits).
All kinds of investors can make this shift into responsible investing. But it is absolutely necessary for large capital investors, asset management firms and institutional funds
(both public and private) to invest their large amounts of capital into environmental & climate responsible investments, even if some of these responsible investments give slightly lower returns and profits.
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Pro Env/Climate
Investment Criteria
Investment & Educational Platforms
for Positive Impact Investments
Various Types of Green Investments
for private investors and institutions
Main Types of Institutional Investors
both public and private
(mostly investing in Mutual Funds, ETFs, and Bonds)
ETFs choosing their own sector stock investments
rather than following one selected index
Bonds are 'fixed-income debt securities' which raise pooled capital to help fund selected projects and businesses.
Bonds represent an agreement where an investor (the bondholder) lends money (capital) to a bond issuer for a specified period, and the bond issuer legally agrees to repay the original amount of investment plus an agreed fixed-interest rate at predetermined intervals. Thus, a bond can be regarded as a debt obligation.
Bonds are essentially loans, and a bondholder is essentially a lender (or creditor). The issuer (a company, government, or fund) borrows money from a private or institutional investor by selling them bonds, which act as legal obligations (called promissory notes) to repay the loaned amount (called the principal) by a specific maturity date, along with a guaranteed percentage of interest (called the coupon rate) paid at regular intervals.
Owning bonds is different from owning equities (such as stocks, equity ETFs, and equity mutual funds) – where investors share in ownership (equity), profits and risks.
Most bonds are general-obligation bonds, especially those issued by governments, municipalities, or large corporations. These are backed by the issuer’s overall credit or assets, rather than backed by specific project revenues. Some bonds are project-specific bonds, such as revenue bonds or asset-backed bonds, where repayment comes from the project's own revenues.
All bonds are issued in large denominations (~$100K/unit) and primarily purchased by institutional and large investors, though some bonds are retail-accessible (for smaller purchases) through brokerages, mutual funds, or secondary markets.
Green Bonds is a broad term for bonds that finance environmental and climate projects – such as clean energy and transportation, sustainable infrastructure, low-carbon industry, clean water systems, natural resource conservation, and regenerative agriculture.
Specific types (or distinctive names) of green bonds include
climate bonds, blue bonds, and biodiversity-conservation bonds.
Private Investment Funds
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Public Finance Institutions
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Also See
Green Bank Financing Tools
used to mobilize private capital