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Green bond round-up, 9 May
09 May 2018BBVA has tapped the green bond market with the largest ever green bond issue by a Eurozone financial institution.
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People Moves - 30 September 2016
30 September 2016Embattled car maker Volkswagen Group has appointed a group of sustainability experts to advise the firm on social and environmental issues.
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Statkraft unveils plans for Europe's largest onshore wind project
23 February 2016Norwegian utility Statkraft plans to build a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) onshore wind project, which would be Europe's largest. The project, on the Fosen peninsular in central Norway, will comprise six wind farms with a combined capacity of 1GW.
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EF BRIEFS: AP3, Trig, VW, Vigeo, Eiris, United Wind, Forum Equity Partners
06 January 2016Swedish national pension fund AP3 has ramped up its sustainability efforts, pledging to halve its carbon footprint by 2018 and triple its investment in green bonds.
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Advanced Topics in Green Bonds: Rewards
18 December 2015Green bonds offer a unique set of rewards to investors, argues Phillip Ludvigsen
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S&P expects increase in rating revisions due to environmental factors
26 October 2015Standard & Poor's (S&P) has made 56 rating actions in response to climate change and other environmental issues over the past two years, and expects more in future, the ratings agency revealed in a research note.
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Eiris downgrades VW
14 October 2015Volkswagen (VW) has been downgraded by environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating firm EIRIS, owing to its "egregious" emissions scandal, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Volkswagen ejected from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
29 September 2015Volkswagen (VW) has been ejected from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) as the company continues to be hurt by the fall-out from its emissions scandal.