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Mercedes-Benz issues first green asset-backed security
08 July 2024German firm Mercedes-Benz has raised CNY765 million ($105 million) from its first green asset-backed security (ABS), which is also believed to be the first instrument of this type from an overseas carmaker in the Chinese market.
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The biggest announcements so far from Climate Week
24 September 2020As Climate Week draws to a close, here are some of the most important announcements from an event defined by the coronavirus pandemic.
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How to eliminate child labour from the battery business
29 March 2017A multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed to stamp out the use of child labour in the mining of cobalt for lithium-ion batteries, says Benedikt Sobotka.
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Energy storage – the next sustainable energy frontier?
21 April 2016Batteries are set to play a key role in the transition to a decentralised, low-carbon economy. Can utilities survive the shift, asks Frank Wouters