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Pimco issues call for greater supply of SDG bonds
19 June 2018Pimco would like to see more bond issuers replicate HSBC’s $1 billion UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-aligned bond, a portfolio manager at the company has said.
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Development bank finance for climate projects jumps 28%
14 June 2018Financing of climate-related projects by multilateral development banks (MDBs) soared 28% last year to a record high of $35.2 billion.
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Green bond Comment, June: A win-win product?
06 June 2018Green bond enthusiasts received a sharp 'reality check' last month, when they heard that Hiro Mizuno, chief investment officer of the world's largest pension fund, regards them as a "lose-lose product".
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World Bank plans new auction for carbon credits
05 June 2018The World Bank has teamed up with the German government to buy carbon credits from private sector companies with projects that reduce emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from nitric acid production facilities.
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EU carbon update, 29 May 2018
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Amundi creates position of chief responsible investment officer
29 May 2018Amundi has appointed Stanislas Pottier to the new position of chief responsible investment officer.
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Green bond experts rebut GPIF charge they are a 'lose-lose' product
23 May 2018A valuable benefit of green bonds is that they enable fixed income investors to 'engage' with issuers on topics such as climate change, as is already common practice in the equity markets, according to Frederic Samama, co-head of institutional clients coverage at Amundi Asset Management.
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Government revenues from carbon pricing soar
22 May 2018Carbon pricing mechanisms – including both taxes and emissions trading systems – brought in $33 billion for governments around the world last year, a rise of 50% since 2016, the World Bank said.
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Green bond comment, May: It's all about impact!
02 May 2018Is the green bond market evolving into the impact bond market?
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Green bond round-up, 25 April
25 April 2018More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.