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  • UAE eyes its own sustainability taxonomy

    17 January 2020

    The regulatory authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have published national Guiding Principles on Sustainable Finance, which include basic information on a proposed sustainability taxonomy for the country.

  • Nasdaq launches global green, social and sustainability bond platform

    10 December 2019

    Nasdaq has launched an online platform to improve transparency across the green, social and sustainability bond market.

  • People Moves: Columbia Threadneedle, Natixis, NBIM, BMO Capital Markets, Hong Kong Green Finance Association, FRC, Pattern Energy and NextEra Energy Partners

    04 January 2019

    Columbia Threadneedle boosts responsible investment team

  • Nasdaq launches 'world-first' ESG index-based futures contract

    15 October 2018

    Nasdaq claims it has launched the world's first exchange-listed futures contract based on an environmental, social and governance (ESG) index.

  • People Moves: Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre, CalPERS and E3G

    28 September 2018

    Magnus Billing, CEO of Sweden's pension fund Alecta, has been appointed as chair of Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre's advisory board.

  • Setting a European benchmark

    10 September 2018

    The European Commission's bold proposals to reform benchmark regulation are designed to increase the flow of green finance and reduce the risk of 'greenwashing'. Michael Hurley asks why change is required

  • EU benchmark proposals should be abandoned, says think tank

    24 August 2018

    The European Commission’s proposed reforms to benchmark indexes are “too far from contributing to [their] objectives to be amended” and should be abandoned, according to 2° Investing Initiative.

  • Indonesia becomes first Asian sovereign green bond issuer

    23 February 2018

    Indonesia has become the first Asian country to issue a sovereign green bond, in an issue that was upscaled to $1.25 billion and saw dramatic price tightening.

  • Nasdaq launches second Nordic sustainable segment to meet green bond demand

    15 January 2018

    Nasdaq's Swedish subsidiary has opened its second sustainable bond segment focused on the Nordics, to "meet increased demand for green bonds".

  • Yieldco Pattern Energy buys wind stake after equity raise

    17 August 2016

    US yieldco Pattern Energy plans to buy a 50% stake in the 180MW Armow wind farm, using the proceeds of a recent equity raise.