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Three Swedish firms invest in IFC's SEK 3bn coronavirus bond
20 March 2020Part of World Bank's $14bn financial package to help curb the pandemic
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Folksam divests from gaming companies
12 March 2020Gaming is the third sector excluded from Swedish insurer's investment universe
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Investors urge Barclays to phase out fossil fuel financing activities
08 January 2020A group of 11 institutional investors has filed a shareholder resolution to Barclays, calling on the London-listed bank to phase out its financing for fossil fuel firms.
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Investors up pressure on IEA to tighten climate scenarios
19 November 2019A group that includes Nordea, Zurich Insurance, Folksam, Alecta and Storebrand has pressured the International Energy Agency (IEA) to provide a “better analysis” of what it takes to restrict global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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Pension funds and insurers commit to carbon-neutral investments by 2050
25 September 2019The newly launched alliance is responsible for $2.4trn in investments
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Integrate climate risk now, insurers told
16 September 2019Insurers should start integrating climate risk into their management and business operations now, and not wait for the perfect tools, according to a report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) and UK charity ShareAction.
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Folksam Life cuts carbon footprint of equities holdings by a fifth
09 May 2019Swedish insurer reduces exposure to carbon heavy industries as it halves the number of companies it holds shares in
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Green bonds round-up: IBRD, Folksam Group, Electrolux, Interstate Power & Light, Pace Funding Group, EBRD
27 March 2019The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has tapped the €600 million ($675 million) green bond it issued in November to raise a further €250 million.
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IBRD marks 10 years of green bonds with $1.2bn issue
14 November 2018The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has issued two benchmark green bonds to mark the tenth anniversary of its entry into the market in 2008.
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EIB prices $1.5bn climate awareness bond
20 April 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB) has priced a $1.5 billion Climate Awareness Bond (CAB), in which Folksam Group and Barclays were among the investors.