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Losing faith in fossil fuels
05 October 2018The Church of Sweden Pension Fund applies strict fossil fuel exclusion criteria to its investments and allows scope for a relatively large tracking error in its pursuit of sustainable returns. Carl Cederberg, the fund's CEO, explains why to Michael Hurley
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Members of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance announced
13 June 2018The European Commission has announced the members of its Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.
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Economics, not policy, will strand fossil fuel assets, say academics
07 June 2018Demand for fossil fuels will decline dramatically in coming years, as the cost of low-carbon energy and transport continues to fall, irrespective of any tightening of climate change policies, according to a research study.
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European energy efficient mortgage trial to sign up additional banks
17 July 2017The Energy efficient Mortgages Action Plan (EeMAP) is to recruit additional banks to its trial aiming to develop a standardised mortgage product for use across Europe.
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NDB's RMB9bn green bond is three times oversubscribed
21 July 2016The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly called BRICS Bank, said its inaugural green bond attracted more than RMB9 billion ($1.3 billion) of investor interest - meaning it was three times oversubscribed.
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BRICS Bank 'prices inaugural green bond'
18 July 2016The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly called BRICS Bank, is understood to have priced a RMB3 billion ($450 million) green bond today.
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EF BRIEFS: BRICS, Impax, Hubei, BoCom
30 March 2016The BRICS development bank will issue RMB3 billion ($463 million) of green bonds in the Chinese market as part of its first funding round, it has confirmed.
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Vestas replaces CEO as losses widen
21 August 2013Wind turbine maker Vestas has replaced its CEO after its losses grew in the second quarter, but analysts say the struggling company has turned a corner.