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BNP Paribas Aqua launches in sterling
04 March 2016BNP Paribas has launched a sterling version of its Aqua fund.
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Green Bond Principles working group on defining 'green' holds first meeting
03 March 2016A Green Bond Principles (GBPs) working group on how to define 'green' met for the first time this week, in the hope of updating the taxonomy of what kind of projects are suitable for green bonds, ahead of the principles' redraft in June.
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Low-carbon index space gets latest addition
29 February 2016A family of low-carbon indexes has been launched, which claim to reduce the carbon footprint of a portfolio by more than 80% while outperforming the market.
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Green Bond comment - January
27 January 2016The green bond market made a solid start to 2016, says Peter Cripps, while the announcement of Moody's assessment methodology marks another interesting stage in its evolution.
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Solactive launches low-carbon indexes
26 January 2016Specialist index provider Solactive has launched a series of six low-carbon equity indexes, based on three geographical areas: Europe, the eurozone and the US.
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Investors to struggle with low-carbon portfolios as corporates fall short of targets
13 January 2016Investors will struggle to find sufficient low-carbon equities to keep them in line with national emissions targets, according to research.
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BlackRock launches its first sustainable bond ETF
13 January 2016BlackRock has continued to ramp up its range of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed products, with the launch of its first sustainable bond exchange traded fund (ETF).
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People Moves
23 November 2015A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at PRI, IEA, MSCI, Vigeo and Arise.
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Outperforming efficiency index steps up hunt for fund
18 November 2015A resource efficiency index that has significantly outperformed mainstream benchmarks since its inception nearly two years ago, has stepped up its search for an asset manager to base a fund on it.
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Low-carbon indexes 'outperform', says report
26 October 2015Indexes reweighted in alignment with a 2˚C scenario outperformed their mainstream equivalents, according to a report.