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Conservationists Use Green Bonds to Fund New Trees

  • Conservation Fund raised $150 million to support forestry
  • New types of bonds align with growing investor focus on ESG
Trees grow on a hillside ahead of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
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Saving trees, protecting rhinos. The multi-trillion dollar sustainable finance market is now branching out to support conservation.

The Conservation Fund, an environmental non-profit, recently raised $150 million through a debut issue of green bonds to fund tree cultivation. It could be a roadmap for other similar deals.