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Green bonds round up, 22 March 2017
22 March 2017French rail operator SNCF Reseau is gearing up to issue its second green bond.
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Investors and businesses call on Trump to back Paris Agreement
15 March 2017Allianz, CalPERS and CalSTRS are among 1,000 investors and businesses to sign a statement calling for Donald Trump's administration to honour the Paris climate agreement.
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Volkswagen stock reacts positively to guilty plea
13 March 2017Volkswagen stock has reacted positively following the company's guilty plea to criminal charges in relation to the emissions scandal.
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Pension giant files five environmental shareholder resolutions
07 February 2017A US-based pension fund has filed five environmentally-focused shareholder resolutions with its portfolio companies.
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Kommuninvest issues largest ever SEK green bond
19 October 2016Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest has priced the largest ever Swedish krona green bond, raising some SEK5 billion ($570 million).
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CalSTRS seeks more ESG asset managers
18 October 2016The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has launched a major hunt for asset managers specialising in environmental, social and governance (ESG), as it looks to shake up the sustainability management of its equities portfolios.
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People Moves - 30 September 2016
30 September 2016Embattled car maker Volkswagen Group has appointed a group of sustainability experts to advise the firm on social and environmental issues.
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Finland's first green bond is oversubscribed
28 September 2016The first green bond from a Finnish issuer was substantially oversubscribed and attracted many new investors, the issuer said.
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AP4 makes largest single allocation to low-carbon equities
19 July 2016The fourth Swedish pension fund, AP4, has said that it will allocate 21.8% of its global equity portfolio to low carbon investments, in the largest commitment of its kind to date.
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EBRD issues its biggest ever green bond
14 July 2016The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has priced its largest ever green bond, in an issue that was upsized to $650 million.