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Rabobank's inaugural green bond nearly 3x oversubscribed
05 October 2016Dutch lender Rabobank has priced its inaugural green bond, announced last month, raising €500 million ($561 million).
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Standardising assessments to boost green investment
03 October 2016Michael Wilkins explains why new assessment tools – for green bonds and corporate ESG factors – may help increase green investment.
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People Moves - 23 September 2016
23 September 2016Low-carbon energy infrastructure investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is expanding its UK and North America management teams, with four new appointments.
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EF BRIEFS: Washington State, NextEnergy, Entra, Societe Generale, Los Angeles
21 September 2016Washington state's long-awaited carbon market will begin next year, the state's Department of Ecology has confirmed.
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Stock exchanges increase pressure for ESG reporting
19 September 2016A growing number of stock exchanges are putting pressure on companies to disclose more information about their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.
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Campaign calls on impact investors to focus on SDGs
14 September 2016The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched a campaign calling on investors to make at least one impact investment focusing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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S&P Global Ratings develops green bond and ESG assessment tools
09 September 2016S&P Global Ratings is developing a green bond evaluation tool, making it the latest in a series of players to launch a product to help investors quantify the green credentials of an issue.
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EF BRIEFS: Duke Energy, Statkraft, NEP
09 September 2016Norway's sovereign wealth fund has divested its holdings in US utility Duke Energy, pointing to the company's risk of "severe environmental damage".
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Mitsubishi UFJ to follow SMBC into green bond market
08 September 2016Japanese lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has said it is preparing a launch its inaugural green bond, following in the footsteps of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's (SMBC) landmark issue last year.
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Trucost launches methodology for rating Chinese green bonds
07 September 2016Environmental data-provider Trucost has partnered with Golden Credit Rating to launch a framework for assessing the environmental impact of Chinese green bonds.