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Will TCFD boost demand for weather hedging?
30 July 2018Growing pressure on companies and investors to disclose the potential impact of climate-change could lead to more use of weather risk management contracts, some analysts believe. Graham Cooper reports
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Green bonds round-up, 25 July
25 July 2018The City of Toronto has completed a green bond issue worth C$300 million ($228 million), becoming the second city in Canada to issue green-labelled notes, following Ottawa's C$102 million issue in November.
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Lessons from the Nordics
19 July 2018The Nordic countries are in the vanguard of the green bond market, leading the march in areas such as impact reporting. Michael Hurley asks what lessons the rest of the world can learn
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S&P expects 'significant' growth of green covered bond issues
29 June 2018S&P Global Ratings sees a "significant" growth potential for the fledgling green covered bond market.
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ESG factors increasingly relevant for fixed income investors
27 June 2018Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are clearly relevant and material for fixed income investors, according to panellists at Environmental Finance's Fixed Income & ESG conference in London.
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New report aims to help companies disclose physical climate risks
01 June 2018The disclosure of physical climate risks has received less attention than reporting transition climate risks, it was claimed at the launch of a report that aims to help redress the balance.
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People moves: Montanaro Asset Management, UNEP Finance Initiative, Beyond Ratings and Lekela
18 May 2018Montanaro Asset Management has set up an advisory committee for its Better World Fund, to be chaired by Michael Sheren, senior advisor within the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority.
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Trucost launches SDG Evaluation Tool
10 May 2018Trucost has launched an evaluation tool to help companies identify business risks and opportunities aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Green bonds round-up, 2 May
02 May 2018DTE Electric, an electricity utility based in Detroit, Michigan, has entered the green bond market with a $525 million, 30-year issue. It pays a coupon of 4.05% and was priced at 97 basis points over US Treasuries, giving a yield to maturity of 4.076%. The issue has been rated Aa3, A and A+ by Moody's, S&P Global and Fitch, respectively.
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People moves: SASB, FMO, SLM and IHS Towers
27 April 2018Jean Rogers has stepped down from her role as chair of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).