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GBPs appoint first Chinese member of executive committee
15 June 2017Bank of China has become the first Chinese player to join the executive committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).
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Green bond comment: April was all about innovation and infrastructure
03 May 2017April was a solid month for green bond issuance, raising some $5.6 billion. That figure is up on the $5.3 billion for the same month last year, mainly thanks to a RMB15000 ($2.2 billion) from Bank of Beijing, the biggest Chinese green bond of the year.
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Exxon board fights climate resolution
25 April 2017ExxonMobil's board has refused to support a climate change resolution backed by investors with over $10 trillion in assets under management (AUM).
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IFC selects Amundi to manage its $2bn emerging market green bond fund
21 April 2017The International Finance Corporation has formally announced the launch of its $2 billion emerging market green bond fund, as exclusively revealed by Environmental Finance last year, and has appointed Amundi to manage it.
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Green bond comment, March 2017
05 April 2017The rising tide of green bond funds is helping drive the market to new records, says Hamza Ali
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EDF and Amundi partner on energy efficiency fund
31 March 2017French utility Électricité de France (EDF)has partnered with Amundi to launch an energy efficiency fund targeting up to €2 billion ($2.14 billion.
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BlackRock index-linked green bond fund - details revealed
20 March 2017Asset management giant BlackRock has launched its index-linked green bond fund, plans for which were first revealed by Environmental Finance in January.
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MSCI, Citigroup and UNEP FI speakers confirmed for water conference
24 February 2017Representatives from the London Stock Exchange, MSCI, Citigroup, Amundi, Environmental Agency Pension Fund, UNEP FI, SABMiller and the University of Oxford have joined the list of speakers confirmed to appear at Environmental Finance's Water: Risk, Opportunity and Sustainability conference in London.
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France's sovereign green bond could reach €13bn this year
25 January 2017The French Treasury has issued a mammoth €7 billion ($7.5 billion) green sovereign bond, which is almost twice the size of the previous largest green bond and could be increased to €13 billion later this year.
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FRR awards €5 billion ESG mandates
24 January 2017French pension fund Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has selected three asset managers to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its €5 billion ($5.4 bllion) socially responsible equity strategy.