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EU Carbon market update, 14 January 2019
14 January 2019EUA prices slid in another tumultuous week, says Louis Redshaw.
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The tragic V sign
14 January 2019A radical rethink of land management and agricultural policy is required to help combat further biodiversity loss, says Sarasin's Henry Boucher
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EU Parliament votes for supervisors to consider sustainability factors
11 January 2019A proposal that could empower European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to include sustainability risks when monitoring financial institutions has won a key vote in the European Parliament.
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European Commission provides the sustainability weapon... ammunition to follow
11 January 2019Investment professionals have given a mixed reaction to draft EU rules on integrating sustainability in the fiduciary duty of investment firms and insurers. These rules are tied to another piece of legislation currently being designed and whose outcome could lead to significant change… or further greenwashing. Vincent Huck reports
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EU’s TEG publishes report on climate-related disclosures
10 January 2019The EU-mandated Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance has revealed its recommendations for harmonising the EU’s existing reporting framework with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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UK's Green Finance Institute begins hunt for its first CEO
10 January 2019The City of London has begun the search for a CEO of its Green Finance Institute, to take up the post in the summer of 2019.
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Third ranking of green finance centres is now underway
08 January 2019The views of finance professionals across the world are again being sought to help compile the third edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI).
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Hong Kong urged to copy work of other green banks
08 January 2019A green investment bank (GIB) in Hong Kong could replicate many of the successful initiatives already launched by other GIBs elsewhere in the world, according to a new study.
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California's new insurance regulator echoes Dave Jones on climate issues
08 January 2019California's new insurance commissioner has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor Dave Jones, by linking the state's recent forest fires to "the threat of climate change".
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EU carbon market update, 7 January 2019
07 January 2019The market for EU Allowances currently faces a lack of fundamental demand but also a shortage of auction supply, resulting in a net ‘neutral’ outlook for the week, says Louis Redshaw.