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News round-up: EU offshore wind push, muni green project fund, sovereign ESG data set ... and more
20 November 2020European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans encouraged EU member states to use funds from the €750 billion Next Generation EU fund to make targeted investments in the space to "unlock the necessary private financial flows" to power the expansion.
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Green Bond Standard 'may lead to fewer issuances'
18 November 2020The introduction of the EU's Green Bond Standard may have the unintended effect of actually reducing the rate of corporate issuances, a panel discussion at Environmental Finance's ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference heard.
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Sustainable bond 'greenium' expands 'significantly' in 2020
17 November 2020Investors have been willing to pay a significant 'greenium' for green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds in 2020, in contrast to 2019, according to a report from BNP Paribas.
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Hedge funds at 'tipping point' as two-fifths integrate ESG into investments
30 October 2020The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) at hedge funds has reached a "tipping point" according to a report by BNP Paribas.
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Banks under fire for funding that threatens biodiversity
28 October 2020The world's largest banks have been named and shamed for continuing to fund activities that threaten the biodiversity of the planet.
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CA100+ ups pressure on corporates to align lobbying with Paris Agreement
26 October 2020Institutional investors with a combined $6.5 trillion in AUM have issued "urgent" demands to 47 of the largest US-based corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters to disclose their climate lobbying practices.
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Bank of China issues first 'blue bonds' in Asia
22 October 2020The Bank of China (BoC) has issued the first blue bonds in Asia, raising nearly $950 million in a transaction described as a "milestone" in the development of financial instruments that help protect the oceans.
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EU issues 'landmark' inaugural social bond to enormous demand
20 October 2020The EU has issued its maiden social bond to enormous investor demand, in what has been described a "landmark" issuance.
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Macquarie and BT Pension push TPI support past $20trn
16 October 2020Membership of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has surged past the $20 trillion milestone, just over three years after it was launched.
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BNP Paribas launches first blue economy ETF
13 October 2020BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched the first exchange-traded fund focused on the blue economy, with the €35 million fund investing in listed equities that contribute to the sustainable economic use of the ocean resources