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UK is 'laggard' of Europe for responsible investment
06 April 2017The UK is the laggard of Europe when it comes to responsible investment, according to one fund manager.
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Green bonds round up, 22 March 2017
22 March 2017French rail operator SNCF Reseau is gearing up to issue its second green bond.
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First green hybrid debt set to issue
21 March 2017A major European green bond issuer is gearing up to issue the first green-labelled hybrid security.
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NRW prepares to issue record-breaking sustainability bond
27 February 2017The German State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is gearing up to issue the biggest sustainability bond on the market, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Financiers praise 'Positive Impact' Principles
30 January 2017The Principles for Positive Impact Finance were hailed as "an important step in ... overcoming the funding gap for sustainable development" at their launch today in Paris.
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Oekom launches ESG impact assessment service
30 January 2017Oekom Research, a German sustainability ratings agency, has expanded its range of services to help investors better understand the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of their investment decisions.
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Cicero is biggest second opinion provider in 2016 - despite bumper year for Sustainalytics
06 January 2017The Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research Oslo (Cicero) was the biggest second opinion provider in the green bond market in 2016, but Sustainalytics is breathing down its neck after signing up more new business than any of its competitors.
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BNP Paribas issues €500m green bond
25 November 2016French investment bank BNP Paribas has joined the growing number of financial institutions that have issued green bonds, raising €500 million in its inaugural offering.
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NRW Bank to issue fourth green bond
10 November 2016NRW Bank, the development agency of the German North Rhine-Westphalia federal state, has mandated Bank of America Merrill Lynch and DZ Bank as joint-lead managers for a 10-year green bond.
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Solactive and Oekom to help divestment policy of Berlin's pension funds
10 November 2016The state of Berlin, one of Germany's 16 federal states, has chosen index provider Solactive and specialist research firm Oekom to help it implement a long-term divestment strategy for its public pension funds.