Japan Government Pension Investment Fund and Export Development Canada Agree to Push Green Bonds
Posted on 12/14/2020
Japan Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and Export Development Canada (EDC) have recently formed a partnership to promote and develop sustainable capital markets through a focus on Green Bonds, as well as the incorporation of ESG assessments in fixed income investments. EDC is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian companies of all sizes succeed on the world stage.
In the December 10, 2020, a comment by Marsha Acott, Acting Chief Financial Officer of EDC, in the press release, “Green Bonds are an important component of our annual funding program. They represent a great way of mobilizing funds to have a real impact on advancing clean technology development and responding to the climate change challenge. We look forward to deepening the partnership with the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).”
