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Members of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance announced
13 June 2018The European Commission has announced the members of its Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.
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Green bond round-up, 6 June 2018
06 June 2018The Bank of China (BoC) has issued one green and one sustainability bond at the same time, marking the first dual issuance of this sort.
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Standardisation of scenarios is necessary for oil & gas, Carbon Tracker says
21 May 2018A common reference scenario for the oil & gas sector is needed to boost comparability, said Carbon Tracker, after its analysis exposed large disparities in companies’ consideration of the potential impacts of climate change.
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Renewables investment by oil majors is 'incremental rather than radical', Fitch says
24 April 2018Public pressure is driving renewables investments by oil majors but this will not be a radical step in the transition away from traditional business, Fitch Ratings says.
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Green bond round-up 21 February 2018
21 February 2018Malaysian investment institution Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) has raised MYR 5.65 billion ($1.44 billion) through a green sukuk programme.
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People moves: BlackRock, Orsted Wind Power, Reed Smith, MSCI, CEFC, Fenix, US SIF, Lightsource, Renovate America and Highview Power
12 January 2018BlackRock hires sustainability chief investment officer
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'Best-in-class' sustainability index planned for Europe
28 November 2017A 30-stock European index of 'best-in-class' sustainability performers is due to be launched on 1 December.
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Oil & gas companies risk $2.3trn in stranded assets
21 June 2017$2.3 trillion of future upstream investments by 69 oil & gas companies is at risk of becoming stranded assets, according to a new report by Carbon Tracker Initiative and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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Devon shareholders reject climate resolution
08 June 2017Shareholders of US oil company Devon Energy have voted against a resolution calling on the company to do more to report on climate change at its annual general meeting (AGM).
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Shareholder climate success at Exxon
31 May 2017A shareholder resolution calling for ExxonMobil to do more to tackle climate change received a significant majority, despite not being backed by the board.