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  • EU carbon market weekly update - 19 June 2017

    19 June 2017

    After another week of losses, the outlook for EUAs remains bearish, says Louis Redshaw

  • Social bonds are a 'distraction' from green bonds

    19 June 2017

    Social bonds are a 'distraction' from green bonds, as most mainstream investors are just getting used to the latter, Ulf Erlandsson, senior portfolio manager at Swedish pension fund AP4, told Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Europe Conference.

  • BoE outlines climate change response

    16 June 2017

    The Bank of England (BoE) has outlined its response to climate change in a new report that is hoped will encourage other financial institutions to follow.

  • Paris rebrands its sustainable finance initiative as Finance for Tomorrow

    16 June 2017

    An initiative aiming to position Paris as a global leader in green finance has been rebranded to give it fresh impetus.

  • GBPs issues Social Bond Principles and guidelines for sustainability bonds

    14 June 2017

    A set of Social Bond Principles (SBP) has been published to promote transparency and integrity in the growing market for 'social bonds'. Guidelines covering 'sustainability bonds' have also been issued by the Green Bond Principles (GBP).

  • Australian asset managers urged to divest from coal

    14 June 2017

    Australian investors are having their assets endangered by portfolio managers who do not understand the climate risk to their shareholdings, environmental finance pressure group Market Forces said.

  • ShareAction takes over Asset Owners Disclosure Project

    13 June 2017

    ShareAction has taken over leadership of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) to further its responsible investment message in US and Australian markets.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 12 June 2017

    12 June 2017

    EU Allowance prices show no sign of breaking out of the €4.90 - €5.20 range this week, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Investors dominate latest RGGI auction, as prices slip further

    12 June 2017

    Carbon prices slipped to a new three-year low in the latest auction of emission allowances by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), with investment firms buying more than half of the allowances on offer.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 5 June 2017

    05 June 2017

    The EUA market faces resistance around €5.20, but a close above that level could put €5.50 in sight, says Louis Redshaw