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  • $1.6 trillion of energy spending is at risk, Carbon Tracker warns

    08 March 2018

    Energy firms risk wasting $1.6 trillion of expenditure by 2025 if they don't align with the Paris climate goals, posing "a major risk for investors", Carbon Tracker Initiative has warned.

  • BMO launches responsible corporate bond fund

    08 March 2018

    BMO Global Asset Management has expanded its responsible fund range with the launch of a Euro corporate bond fund.

  • European Commission launches sustainable finance action plan

    08 March 2018

    The European Commission has launched a sustainable finance action plan, which will see it forge ahead with the creation of a taxonomy for sustainable finance and a green bond standard.

  • Green Bond Comment, February 2018

    07 March 2018

    Sovereign issuers gave a major boost to the green bond market in February, with inaugural issues from Belgium (€4.5 billion) and Indonesia ($1.25 billion) and a repeat issue from Poland (€1.0 billion).

  • Green bond round-up, 07 March 2018

    07 March 2018

    Californian real estate company Prologis has priced its inaugural green bond [LINK] at €300 million ($372.3 million).

  • NRW issues its largest sustainability bond

    07 March 2018

    The State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has priced a €2.025 billion ($2.51 billion) sustainability bond – its largest ever.

  • Russell Investments unveils methodology for 'material ESG' scoring

    07 March 2018

    Russell Investments has developed an environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring system focused on materiality, which claims it is a better predictor of stock return than "traditional" ESG scores.

  • Surviving climate change needs adaptation as much as insurance

    07 March 2018

    EU insurers warn of overreliance on government post-disaster funding

  • Franklin Templeton launches its first climate change fund

    06 March 2018

    Franklin Templeton Investments has repurposed one of its products as its first fund focused on climate change goals.

  • Denham teams up with Themis and eyes $250m of investments in Africa

    06 March 2018

    Denham Capital has established a new platform initially targeting $250 million of equity investments in natural gas and renewable power assets across Africa.