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EU targets €225bn green bond issuance amid strengthened climate push
16 September 2020The EU said it intends to raise 30% of its €750 billion ($890 billion) Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery fund through the issuance of green bonds, as it boosted its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions target for 2030.
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Candriam launches circular economy fund
29 June 2020Asset manager Candriam has launched a global equity fund designed to promote 'zero waste' economies.
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Green energy investment resilient despite economic shock
08 June 2020Investment in green technologies is holding up better than its fossil fuel rivals, reports Ahren Lester, despite the unprecedented economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic slashing 2020 forecasts
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Total becomes next oil major to feel shareholder climate pressure
29 May 2020French supermajor Total has become the latest oil firm to face rising pressure from shareholders at its annual general meeting (AGM) over it environmental ambitions.
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Economic rebound will be 'final test' for ESG funds, says Candriam
28 May 2020After delivering relative outperformance before and during the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, the "final test" for environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds will be how they perform during the ongoing rebound, says Candriam.
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Oil majors accused of using CA100+ as 'fig leaf' to disguise inaction
11 May 2020Oil supermajors have been accused of using joint statements with investor initiative Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as a means to disguise limited action on emissions reductions.
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Total makes net-zero pledge after investor pressure
05 May 2020French oil major Total has become the latest oil and gas major to announce its ambition to be net-zero emissions by 2050, after pressure from investor groups.
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Total faces shareholder resolution to reduce carbon emissions
16 April 2020A group of 11 investors have filed a shareholder resolution at Total, calling on the oil major to set carbon emission reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement.
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Coronavirus is wake-up call for healthcare investment - Candriam
07 April 2020The coronavirus pandemic is an urgent wake-up call to investors and governments to significantly increase investment in healthcare, according to Candriam.
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Candriam: Investors need policy support to drive transition
13 November 2019Candriam's Wim Van Hyfte says the president of the Bundesbank is wrong to suggest that not all areas of sustainable finance are a central bank's domain. He tells Michael Hurley why