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$10bn of green, social and sustainability bonds issued in a week
23 November 2018A surge of activity has boosted the green, social and sustainability bond market, with $10.1 billion of issuance in the space of week.
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Morningstar's new sustainability index attracts investment
22 November 2018Morningstar has launched a sustainability leaders index family last month, which has already being tracked by a fund.
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Standardisation of ESG data may not be a good thing, says Yale academic
15 November 2018Standardisation of data on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues may hinder rather than help investors, according to a researcher at Yale University.
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Green bonds round-up, 14 November 2018
14 November 2018Netherlands-based ING Group has completed a dual-tranche green bond worth $2.96 billion, making it the largest Europe-based financial institution issuer of green bonds.
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Major insurers to cooperate on climate risk tools
14 November 2018The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has announced a partnership with 16 of the world largest insurers to develop a new generation of climate risk assessment tools.
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China unveils ‘game-changing’ guidelines for green investment
13 November 2018The publication of the first official policy guidance for Chinese investors on integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has been hailed as “a potential game-changer” for one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
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Extreme weather index launched in Australia
09 November 2018Benchmark is designed with risk management in mind
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Investors 'not getting the sustainability information they want', says WBCSD
05 November 2018Many investors lack adequate information on the sustainability of the companies in which they invest, despite a plethora of data on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, according to a recent survey.
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Green bonds round-up, 31 Oct 2018
31 October 2018German utility EnBW has raised €500 million ($573 million) from its inaugural issue on the green bond market.
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Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative
31 October 2018More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".