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Allianz Global Investors buys into seven French wind farms
31 January 2018Allianz Global Investors (AGI), the asset manager of German insurer Allianz, has acquired minority stakes in seven wind farms in France.
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HLEG: Q&A with Julie Becker
31 January 2018Will the HLEG report revolutionise the EU's approach to sustainability?
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Final HLEG report marks giant strides for sustainable finance globally
31 January 2018The final High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) report was released today, marking a landmark moment for the EU that will also reverberate around the rest of the world.
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Regulations could limit sustainable bank financing, HLEG warns
31 January 2018Current and proposed regulations could hinder banks from making more sustainable loans, HLEG says.
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EU green bond standard should make GBPs mandatory, HLEG urges
31 January 2018An official EU green bond standard should be created this year that would make the recommendations of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) mandatory and require second opinion providers to be accredited, according to the Commission's High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG).
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HLEG calls for increased climate risk disclosure by insurers
31 January 2018Greater disclosure and analysis of climate risk by insurers, as well as Solvency II reforms, are among the suggestions in HLEG's final report which aim to make Europe's finance sector more sustainable.
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HLEG final report turns its gaze to natural capital
31 January 2018HLEG's final report expands on its interim report significantly by adding separate sections devoted to agriculture and marine resources.
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Build and adopt sustainability taxonomy by 2020, says HLEG
31 January 2018The final HLEG report lays out a roadmap for a comprehensive taxonomy of sustainable finance, and calls for a working group to be set up this year to complete this "immense task" by 2020.
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Notes from the inside: reflections on HLEG one year on
31 January 2018The final report by the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance is ambitious but also practical, argues Ingrid Holmes
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Oligopolistic rating agencies must be forced to consider ESG, says HLEG
31 January 2018The European Union should crack down on 'oligopolistic' credit rating agencies by forcing them to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their analysis, according to the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG).