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Corporates converge to increase sustainable finance influence
15 January 2019A group of Europe’s largest corporate issuers of green and sustainable bonds has created a forum to help ‘put business at the forefront’ of the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Set climate targets, power sector told by investors with $11trn in assets
20 December 2018Twelve of Europe’s highest-emitting power companies have been instructed to set out Paris-aligned transition plans by a group of investors with $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), as they warn of the ‘potentially catastrophic’ effects of climate change.
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BAML regains top green underwriter spot, as US market 'reawakens'
13 July 2018Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has regained the title of leading underwriter in the green bond market, helped by a "reawakening" of the US corporate market.
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SUSI renewables fund backs Norwegian wind project
02 July 2018The €382 million ($445 million) SUSI Renewable Energy Fund II has bought an 80% equity stake in a 208MW wind energy project in Norway, for an undisclosed sum.
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Finance for Tomorrow elects new board
04 June 2018Finance for Tomorrow – an initiative to promote Paris as a centre of sustainable finance – has elected a new board to serve for two years as it begins the second phase of its development.
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Could blockchain save the planet?
24 April 2018Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are notoriously energy-intensive. But the blockchain technology they rely on could give a boost to environmental markets, experts believe. Graham Cooper reports.
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Crédit Agricole becomes leading green bond underwriter
29 January 2018Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CACIB) has seized the title of leading underwriter in the green bond market for 2017, after knocking its American rival Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) off the top spot.
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2018 'set to be another record year' for the green bond market
26 January 2018The green bond market is set for another record-breaking year of issues in 2018, according to an online poll conducted by Environmental Finance.
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Engie and CA Assurances team up to buy 500MW of renewables projects
28 December 2017Insurer Credit Agricole Assurances and French utility Engie will jointly purchase about 500MW of renewables projects in 2018, the companies said in a statement.
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Corporates confirm their commitment to green bonds
12 December 2017A group of Europe's largest industrial issuers of green bonds have made a formal pledge to promote the future growth of the market.