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ISS ESG launches transition bond second party opinion service
05 August 2020ISS ESG has updated its second party opinion (SPO) methodology to support issuers of transition bonds ahead of guidance being published later in 2020.
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Scottish Widows invests £2bn in BlackRock climate transition fund
05 August 2020Asset management giant BlackRock has launched a Climate Transition World Equity Fund with a £2 billion ($2.6 billion) investment from British pensions and insurance provider Scottish Widows, a subsidiary of Lloyds Bank.
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WCI Carbon Market Update, 3 August 2020
04 August 2020The WCI market is still struggling to gain momentum, amid the continuing economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Nicolas Girod*.
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BNP Paribas issues green bonds linked to Australian climate index
04 August 2020French bank BNP Paribas has issued a series of equity-linked green bonds totalling
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BP outlines oil production cuts and bolsters net-zero carbon ambition
04 August 2020BP has announced it will cut oil and gas production by two-fifths and increase its low-carbon investments ten-fold by 2030 in order to achieve its net-zero carbon ambition, whilst also halving its dividend.
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EU carbon market update: 3 August 2020
04 August 2020Auction supply falls sharply this week but, in thin holiday markets, sizeable moves in either direction are possible, says Tom Lord*
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France considers second green sovereign bond for 2021
04 August 2020The French debt management office, Agence France Tresor (AFT), is considering launching a second green sovereign bond next year, having already raised more than €25 billion ($28 billion) from its pioneering Green OAT, first issued in 2017.
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5% of European insurer assets are EU Taxonomy eligible, says EIOPA
03 August 2020Only a "small proportion" of total assets held by European insurance firms may be eligible under the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities, according to research by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA).
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Public investment institutions commit to ESG, despite lack of reliable data
03 August 2020More than 90% of global public investors (GPIs), such as central banks, sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds, have specific environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment policies in place, or are in the process of developing them despite limited access to ESG data.
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Dai-ich Life joins SASB's advisory group
03 August 2020Dai-Ichi Life has joined the investor advisory group of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), an independent non-profit organisation that sets non-financial accounting standards.