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Citigroup, Shell and 3M removed from DJSI World
16 September 2019S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) and RobecoSAM have reviewed the companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and removed Citigroup, Shell and 3M from it. Citigroup remains in the DJSI North America, however.
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ESG: fixed for good
15 July 2019ESG investing has taken time to gain a foothold in the fixed-income market. But things have changed: ESG considerations have come to the fore and they're probably here to stay, says Corinne Bendersky.
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Bond round-up: Societe Generale, Ferrovie, Posco, BKW Group and more...
10 July 2019New York State Housing Finance Agency has issued a preliminary statement announcing its intention to issue two sustainability bonds amounting to $72.77 million and $9.6 million.
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Dai-Ichi Life invests $200m in green and sustainability bonds
01 July 2019Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY21.6 billion ($200 million) in green and sustainability bonds issued by two development banks.
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FTSE Russell to launch climate government bond index
28 June 2019FTSE Russell will next month launch what it believes to be the first sovereign bond index to specifically integrate climate risk considerations, in what is set to be its first venture since buying data and analysis firm Beyond Ratings.
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The ESG data files - introduction
26 June 2019ESG data has gone 'mainstream'. But how good is it, and in what ways does it need to improve? Environmental Finance is today launching a series of features to answer these questions. Peter Cripps reports
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Standardise Sharia approach to ESG, says S&P
29 May 2019A standardised approach to Sharia interpretation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors should be developed that can boost existing growth opportunities for green sukuk, rating agency S&P has said.
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Green bond round-up: Natixis, Co-op Group, Cofide, Millicom, Hemfosa Fastigheter, Indiana Finance Authority, New York MTA, S&P Global Ratings and DKB
15 May 2019French bank Natixis has issued a €180 million ($209 million) green bond whose repayment and coupon rate will be determined by the performance of the Euronext Climate Objective 50 Euro EW index.
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AIIB issues $2.5bn sustainability-themed bond
10 May 2019The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has issued its first 'global bond', worth $2.5 billion, to finance environmentally friendly infrastructure investment and promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing across Asia.
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S&P launches ESG evaluation tool
11 April 2019S&P Global Ratings has launched its long-awaited environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluation tool, in a move that will throw it into direct competition with existing sustainability rating providers such as MSCI.