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CBI updates green bond water criteria to accommodate natural capital
23 May 2018Wetlands, watersheds and forests will become an acceptable use of proceeds for Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI)-certified green bonds under revised criteria.
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Cement companies need to ramp up their emissions reductions, CDP says
09 April 2018Cement companies need to more than double their emissions reductions if they are to align with the Paris agreement, a report has claimed.
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Tool launched to raise investor awareness on deforestation risks
29 March 2018An online platform to support financial institutions in understanding and mitigating deforestation risks has been launched.
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Climate-related disclosure: a new dawn
21 March 2018Numerous developments are helping to drive improvements in corporate reporting of non-financial issues and to raise investor expectations, says Adams Koshy.
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Figueres: infrastructure bonds should be green bonds
20 March 2018Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres issued a rallying call for cities, governments and large companies to issue green bonds to finance their infrastructure projects, as she seeks to shift the market's growth into a higher gear.
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Companies sluggish to act on TCFD, report finds
19 March 2018Just one in 10 companies provide incentives for board members to manage climate-related risks and opportunities, representing a failure to act on the recommendations of the FSB's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a report has found.
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Major investor initiative to tackle climate change on four fronts announced
01 February 2018A landmark initiative to spur investors to attack climate change on the four fronts of engagement, disclosure, low-carbon investing and policy advocacy has been launched.
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Electric vehicles could hit price parity with diesel and petrol from 2022, CDP says
19 January 2018Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will reach price parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles from about 2022, according to research published by CDP.
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China launches world's largest emissions trading scheme
19 December 2017China has announced the long-awaited launch of its national emissions trading scheme (ETS), which will immediately become the largest of its type in the world, according to analysts.
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Three institutional investors join $800bn Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition
15 December 2017Three institutional investors managing about $376 billion in combined assets have joined the UN's Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition (PDC).