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Record breaking quarter for green bonds boosted by corporate issues
01 April 2014The green bond market broke fresh records for issuance in the first quarter of 2014, with corporate issues nearly matching those of development banks.
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Polman, Campanale nominated for Sustainable Business Leader award
31 March 2014Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever and Mark Campanale, founder and executive director of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, have been named by the UK's Guardian newspaper as among the top four business leaders "who have shown dedication and bravery in progressing the sustainable business agenda".
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EIB raises £500m in its first Sterling green bond
28 March 2014The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first Sterling-denominated green bond, raising £500 million ($831 million).
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Abandon quarterly reporting, McKinsey head tells firms and investors
27 March 2014Companies should abandon quarterly reporting, according to the head of consultancy McKinsey & Co, as he claimed asset managers and asset owners hold the key to pushing corporates away from short-term thinking.
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Unilever issues £250m green bond
20 March 2014Consumer goods giant Unilever has issued its first green bond, raising £250 million ($413 million) to help it invest in efficient factories.
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UBS tips stocks set to benefit from ESG themes
05 February 2014Unilever, Novozymes and Neste Oil are among the stocks that UBS has identified as well-positioned to receive a boost from increased awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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Autodesk, Unilever and Eli Lilly top emissions sustainability ranking
20 December 2013Autodesk, Unilever and Eli Lilly were named the most sustainable companies in a study that rated 100 firms according to their operational emissions intensity.
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IIRC launches integrated reporting framework
10 December 2013A framework to help companies expand their reports beyond financial metrics and include measures of sustainability has been launched, marking "an important milestone" in the evolution of 'integrated reporting'.
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Companies' understanding of forest risk 'lacking'
20 November 2013Many investors and companies "have much to do understand the risks arising from deforestation", despite encouraging signs that more are reporting data relating to the problem, a report warned.
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Sustainability heavyweight
05 November 2013With its ambitious targets to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, waste and water use, Unilever is widely seen as a sustainability champion. Its CEO Paul Polman tells Peter Cripps how its efforts to tackle environmental problems have helped drive its growth