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  • Green bonds round up, 22 March 2017

    22 March 2017

    French rail operator SNCF Reseau is gearing up to issue its second green bond.

  • BlackRock index-linked green bond fund - details revealed

    20 March 2017

    Asset management giant BlackRock has launched its index-linked green bond fund, plans for which were first revealed by Environmental Finance in January.

  • Climate change an 'engagement priority' for BlackRock

    13 March 2017

    Disclosure on climate risks will be prioritised by BlackRock as an issue it will engage with its portfolio companies on over the coming financial year.

  • BlackRock launches Japanese ESG ETF

    06 March 2017

    BlackRock has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) targeting Japanese companies with the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating, as determined by index provider MSCI.

  • Pension giant files five environmental shareholder resolutions

    07 February 2017

    A US-based pension fund has filed five environmentally-focused shareholder resolutions with its portfolio companies.

  • France's sovereign green bond could reach €13bn this year

    25 January 2017

    The 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.

  • US asset manager gears up to launch index-linked green bond fund

    16 January 2017

    A major US asset manager is set to launch an index-linked green bond fund.

  • Shareholders criticise BlackRock's environmental voting [Updated]

    28 November 2016

    BlackRock has been criticised by shareholders for failing to back climate change resolutions despite publicly calling for investors to take action on the issue.

  • BlackRock refinances UK wind portfolio with ING

    17 October 2016

    BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has secured a £55 million ($67 million) long-term debt facility from ING to refinance five operational wind farms in the UK.

  • BlackRock devises methodology for carbon scoring and tilting

    06 September 2016

    BlackRock has devised a methodology for scoring companies on climate change and weighting them accordingly in a portfolio, and has warned investors that they "can no longer ignore" the issue.