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Nine banks add their backing to Principles for Responsible Banking

A further nine banks and eight other stakeholders have backed the fledgling Principles for Responsible Banking, the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has revealed.

$32trn group of investors demand greater government climate action

Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have demanded governments increase action to tackle climate change.

Principles for Responsible Banking launched with backing of 28 banks

The launch of a set of six principles seeking to commit banks to align with both the Paris Agreement and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been hailed as a ‘global benchmark for sustainable banking’.

Green bonds round-up, 31 Oct 2018

German utility EnBW has raised €500 million ($573 million) from its inaugural issue on the green bond market.

Green bond round-up, 10 October 2018

Banks report on TCFD-linked pilot study into physical risks

A scenario-based approach to help banks estimate the climate-related physical risks in their loan portfolios has been published in response to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

People Moves: BlackRock, Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions, AP4, ING, Lightsource BP, European Investment Bank, IIGCC, DNCA Finance and FRC

BlackRock has lost one of the leaders of its push into impact investing, Environmental Finance has learned.

Green bond round-up, 6 June 2018

The Bank of China (BoC) has issued one green and one sustainability bond at the same time, marking the first dual issuance of this sort.

Green bond Comment, June: A win-win product?

Green bond enthusiasts received a sharp 'reality check' last month, when they heard that Hiro Mizuno, chief investment officer of the world's largest pension fund, regards them as a "lose-lose product".

People moves: PKA, Nomura and Obvion

PKA's head of responsible investment Pelle Pedersen has resigned after more than five years.