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FSB reveals big hitters behind new climate change task force
22 January 2016The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has named the members of its new climate change working group.
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Politicians, business leaders propose 10-point action plan on global warming
24 November 2015A group of senior politicians and business leaders has called for action in ten key areas which, it believes, offer opportunities for "economically beneficial" action on climate change.
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ESG-themed listed equities fund launched in the UK
02 November 2015Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments has expanded its environmental social and governance (ESG) fund range, with a fund for UK-listed equities.
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Businesses lay out their demands ahead of COP21
02 November 2015A coalition representing some of the biggest companies in the world has cranked up the pressure on finance ministers to deliver a "robust and meaningful agreement" at the Paris climate summit in a month.
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Growing the corporate green bond market
16 October 2015The enormous potential of companies to tap the green bond market has yet to be realised. Sophie Robinson-Tillett asks why
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Barclays and MSCI launch review of green bond index rules
21 July 2015Barclays and MSCI are calling on players in the green bond market to give their views on the companies' green bond index.
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ESG index launched for emerging markets
24 June 2015A new index has been launched covering emerging market stocks with high environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings.
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Sustainability leaders see twice sales growth of other brands, says Unilever
05 May 2015Unilever claims its most sustainable brands are growing at twice the rate of the rest of its business.
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Some discussions should be public
15 April 2015In the coming months, we will see increasing numbers of debates and discussions about the question of 'what is green?'.
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Unilever's green bond: a difference of opinions
15 April 2015In the year since its launch, Unilever's green bond has divided opinion and been omitted from the Barclays MSCI green bond index. Here, leading figures from the two sides of the debate outline their thinking.