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Etihad Airways issues 'world's first transition sukuk'
29 October 2020United Arab Emirates (UAE)-owned Etihad Airways has issued a five-year $600 million sustainability-linked 'transition' sukuk, believed to be the first of its kind in the world and the first sustainability-linked bond in the airline industry.
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Banks under fire for funding that threatens biodiversity
28 October 2020The world's largest banks have been named and shamed for continuing to fund activities that threaten the biodiversity of the planet.
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UK social impact investment market passes £5bn
28 October 2020The UK's market for social impact investments jumped a fifth in 2019 to about £5.1 billion ($6.7 billion) in total, according to research by Big Society Capital.
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News Round Up: HSBC financing criticised, GE net-zero pledge, TPI growth surge
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'The time is right to invest in natural capital'
12 October 2020How does HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management aim to attract large-scale investment in natural capital, Michael Hurley asks
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HSBC faces criticism after Paris-aligned finance pledge
09 October 2020Banking giant HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to align its financed emissions - the carbon emissions of its portfolio of customers - to the Paris Agreement goal to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner.
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Hydrogen's explosive potential to green the economy
09 October 2020'Green' hydrogen promises many benefits to help decarbonise our economies, but it may need EU carbon prices to be five times higher by 2030. Ahren Lester reports.
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ESG news round-up: Calvert joins Morgan Stanley; CofE drops ExxonMobil; HSBC in net-zero pledge
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Colombina and Eureden
08 October 2020Confectionery and food maker signs first sustainable loan in Colombia
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Science Based Targets initiative launches financial sector framework
01 October 2020Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched its "breakthrough" pilot framework for financial institutions to set science-based climate targets, but campaigners were "disappointed" and "disturbed" by what they perceive to be shortcomings.