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Spain's ICO issues third social bond
04 July 2017Instituto de Credito Oficial (ICO), a state-owned Spanish bank, has issued what it claims is the first benchmark-size social bond since the launch of the Social Bond Principles.
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India, Paris and EIB add $2bn to green bond market
03 July 2017The European Investment Bank (EIB), has issued a €1 billion ($1.124 billion) Climate Awareness Bond maturing in 2047.
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'Mainstream' ESG growing in importance for investors, says Pimco
03 July 2017Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are entering the investing mainstream and will continue to grow in importance, according to Pimco, manager of the world's largest bond fund.
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Allianz says policy changes needed to boost renewables investment
03 July 2017The G20 countries need to roughly double their annual investments in renewables and power infrastructure to meet the 2oC global warming goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to German insurer Allianz.
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TCFD: Mandatory approach has best chance of success
03 July 2017To be truly effective, the TCFD's voluntary recommendations need widespread adoption, and regulators may need to get involved, argues Ingrid Holmes
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Bridges closes £220m property fund
30 June 2017Sustainable and Impact investor Bridges Fund Management has closed its latest social and environmental property fund on £220 million ($285 million).
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Carbon 2017: FTSE Russell's smart sustainability index
30 June 2017A "smart sustainability index" from FTSE Russell that combines performance factors with sustainability themes has won the backing of an HSBC pension fund.
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Personality of the year 2017: Thomas DiNapoli
30 June 2017New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has been one of the most influential investor voices on climate change in recent years.
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Initial Public Offering 2017: Dong Energy
30 June 2017Danish utility provider Dong Energy's initial public offering (IPO) of its shares on Nasdaq Copenhagen, in June 2016, was the largest European stock market listing for five years, raising DKK 19.7 billion ($2.6 billion).
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Energy Efficiency 2017: SUSI's funding for Urban Volt
30 June 2017The SUSI Energy Efficiency Fund (SEEF) has agreed to inject up to €30 million ($32.2 million) to refinance energy efficient lighting retrofits via an innovative facility.