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Barclays plans to double green bond investments to £4bn
20 December 2018Barclays plans to grow its investments in green bonds to £4 billion ($5 billion), having already broken through its original target to commit £2 billion.
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European Commission's TEG to issue first draft of taxonomy, and call for more experts
28 November 2018A first draft of the EU's taxonomy of climate mitigation activities will be unveiled next week, probably on Tuesday.
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Green bond market breaks half-a-trillion-dollar barrier
13 November 2018Total green bond issuance has smashed through the $500 billion barrier, marking a significant milestone for the 11-year-old market, data from Environmental Finance’s database reveals.
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Boston Common backs ‘blue economy’ finance principles
30 October 2018Boston Common Asset Management has added its name to the growing number of financial institutions that have endorsed a set of principles for investing to support the world’s oceans.
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First sovereign blue bond launched
29 October 2018The Republic of Seychelles has issued a first-of-its-kind sovereign 'blue bond' to help conserve its marine environment, sparking hopes that the deal will kickstart a new market for ocean-themed bonds.
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Development banks eye private capital to tackle plastics pollution
15 October 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB), Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) and Germany’s KfW are joining forces to support an initiative that they hope will ‘crowd-in’ private capital to reduce plastic pollution of the oceans.
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Is the future worth investing for?
01 October 2018As the innovative Land Degradation Neutrality fund reaches a $100 million first close, Monique Barbut, Ambroise Fayolle, Rémy Rioux and Philippe Zaouati explain the role of sustainable land management in promoting resilience to climate disasters.
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‘Misunderstood’ EU sustainability taxonomy is not straitjacket, says EIB
01 October 2018The European Commission’s proposed taxonomy on sustainability activities should not be misconstrued as an effort to impose a straitjacket on the market, according to a director at the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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Axa IM invests in Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund
13 September 2018AXA Investment Managers (Axa IM) has committed to invest in the Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund, as the fund raised about $38 million at first close.
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EIB enters sustainability bond arena with ground-breaking issue
06 September 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its inaugural Sustainability Awareness Bond (SAB), the first in a series that expands its labelled bond issuance programme beyond Climate Awareness Bonds (CABs).