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LA Green es el primer fondo de bonos verdes dedicado a América Latina

El fondo apoya nuevos emisores de bonos verdes mediante asistencia técnica e inversiones, con el objetivo de facilitar el acceso a este instrumento de financiación para iniciativas verdes.

El fondo promueve mejores prácticas y estándares de impacto con el fin de consolidar a los bonos verdes como una solución para movilizar fondeo internacional de largo plazo, y de esta financiar la transición hacia modelos económicos sostenibles.

LAGreen promotes Green Bonds “made in LATAM” at UNEP FI LAC Regional Roundtable

Diego Stapff, Fund Director of LAGreen at Finance in Motion, shared thoughts on the state of the market at the UNEP FI’s LAC Regional Roundtable. During the event, he discussed how Latin America has a young and fast-growing green bond market that offers excellent opportunities for early movers. Diego also shared how the LAGreen fund helps to bring high quality bonds into the market, supporting as anchor investor and providing technical assistance.

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LAGreen’s First Investment, Banco Promerica, is Financing Sustainable Construction in Costa Rica

Through its first investment in a green bond, the LAGreen Fund will support the development of sustainable construction to foster green practices in Costa Rica. The LAGreen TAF is supporting transparency practices by supporting the bank’s impact strategy.

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LAGreen invests in GF Mega’s Sustainability Bond

The LAGreen Fund and Operadora de Servicios Mega strengthened their commitment to promoting sustainability bonds in Mexico. In May 2022, LAGreen supported Mega’s MXN 3,000 million publicly listed sustainable bond by subscribing MXN 506 million and is providing ongoing technical assistance to support post-issuance activities related to the bond.

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Banco de Bogotá’s First Subordinated Sustainable Bond

LAGreen invested USD 10 million in a sustainable bond issued by Banco de Bogotá. Bond proceeds are dedicated to promoting projects with positive environmental and social impacts, while strengthening the bank’s capital base. Through this bond, the bank will further fulfil its sustainability commitments, for example, in terms of decarbonizing its portfolio.

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Bancolombia’s First Sustainability-Linked Bond

LAGreen partnered with IDB Group in a landmark COP 640 billion SLB issued by Bancolombia. This groundbreaking bond combines an environmental and a social objective: reducing the bank’s portfolio carbon intensity and providing financing to over 1.5 million low-income people. LAGreen TAF will support in strengthening the bank’s circular economy strategy across sectors.

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Capacity Building Sessions in Eight Eligible Countries

LAGreen teamed up with the UNEPFI to promote capital market financing for green and social project investments in Latin America. The partners have launched a series of capacity building programs on green, social, sustainability, and securities-based lending bonds addressed to the banking sectors across the region.

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State of the Sustainable Finance Market in Colombia

The LAGreen TAF partnered with the CBI and Metrix Finanzas to develop a thorough report on the state of the sustainable finance market in the country. The report analyzed the behavior of Green, Social, Sustainable and Sustainability-Linked Bonds in Colombia and mapped the main stakeholders.

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LAGreen continues to raise awareness in the relevance of the GSS+ bond market in the region

The LAGreen Fund has participated in multiple events across the region, including the Green Bonds Regional Roundtable in Dominican Republic, FEPMAC Road Show in Peru, the Climate Bonds Initiative’s Regional Seminar CONNECT in Mexico among others.

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State of the Sustainable Finance Market in Peru

The LAGreen TAF partnered with the CBI to develop a thorough report on the state of the sustainable finance market in Peru. The report analyzed the behavior of Green, Social, Sustainable and Sustainability-Linked Bonds in the country and mapped the main stakeholders.

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Movilizar capital internacional de largo plazo será crucial para financiar la acción climática en los países en vías de desarrollo.

Al ser una de una de las regiones más ricas del planeta en términos de biodiversidad, América Latina es clave para la lucha contra el cambio climático.

Los bonos verdes son un instrumento innovador, con el potencial de conectar a los mercados de internacionales de capital con proyectos verdes en la región.

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Introducing LAGreen at COP26

Why a green bond fund in LAC?

Facts and Figures

175 mn

Assets under management

110 mn

Outstanding investment portfolio*

Active countries

Accumulative TA projects*

^* Cumulative figure since LAGreen’s inception.
Figures as of: Q3 2023.

Donantes e inversionistas de LAGreen

Fondo

LAGreen es un fondo de impacto pionero: Se basa en una estructura de capital mixta, establecido inicialmente con capitales de la Unión Europea y el Ministerio Federal Alemán de Cooperación Económica y Desarrollo, que en una segunda etapa serán apalancados con inversiones del sector privado.
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Facilidad de Asistencia Técnica

La Facilidad de Asistencia Técnica de LAGreen ofrece asesoría técnica a potenciales emisores de bonos verdes. Los proyectos de asistencia técnica son diseñados a la medida de cada emisor, de acuerdo a sus necesidades con el objetivo de acompañar su entrada al mercado de bonos vedes.
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