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Insuring in a changing climate
10 October 2016A year after the PRA's landmark report into the insurance sector and climate change, Environmental Finance looks at how the industry is responding.
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Standardising assessments to boost green investment
03 October 2016Michael Wilkins explains why new assessment tools – for green bonds and corporate ESG factors – may help increase green investment.
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S&P Global Ratings develops green bond and ESG assessment tools
09 September 2016S&P Global Ratings is developing a green bond evaluation tool, making it the latest in a series of players to launch a product to help investors quantify the green credentials of an issue.
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Trucost launches methodology for rating Chinese green bonds
07 September 2016Environmental data-provider Trucost has partnered with Golden Credit Rating to launch a framework for assessing the environmental impact of Chinese green bonds.
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Real estate green bonds have potential to grow, says S&P
24 August 2016The market for green bonds that raise capital to improve the environmental credentials of buildings has the potential to grow, according to a report by S&P Global Ratings.
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Greenko prices India's first high yield dollar green bond
11 August 2016Greenko has priced India's first dollar-denominated 'high yield' corporate green bond, with more expected to follow.
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INDCs to become 'significant' ratings driver, says Moody's
28 June 2016Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) will become key ratings drivers as countries enact and ratify the landmark Paris climate agreement, according to a report by Moody's.
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Vela Energy issues renewables bond
27 June 2016Vela Energy has issued a €66 million ($72 million) bond to part-refinance a portfolio of solar plants in Spain.
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Brexit could see the UK lose €3.61bn of EIB green investments
14 June 2016The UK may lose up to €3.61 billion ($4.05 billion) climate-related spending from the European Investment Bank (EIB), if it votes to leave the EU later this month, according to S&P Global Ratings.