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China at a farming crossroads in the Year Of The Rooster
16 February 2017China's agricultural census this year and the country's drive to improve its environmental practices mean its food production is at a crossroads, argues Maria Lettini
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MEPs support for EU ETS could treble carbon price
15 February 2017Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have agreed to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in a move which one analyst said has the potential to triple allowance price forecasts for 2020.
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Meeting to thrash out cheaper mortgages for energy efficiency upgrades
15 February 2017European mortgage lenders are this week expected to take further strides towards finalising an initiative that will allow cheaper loans for home renovations that boost energy efficiency.
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BAML targets more ESG impact measuring
15 February 2017Bank of America Merril Lynch's (BAML) wealth management division is aiming to ramp up its focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing by offering more options and more measurement of impact.
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Italy's environment ministry calls for national committee on green bond development
15 February 2017Italy's environment ministry has called for a national committee on green bonds, tasked with increasing issuance from the country.
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Green bond round-up, 15 February 2017
15 February 2017German index provider Solactive has launched a green bond index that tracks investment-grade euro and dollar-denominated issuances.
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Australian companies lag MSCI World for SDG impact
14 February 2017Australian companies have less of a positive impact than the rest of the MSCI World Index when it comes to meeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Renovate targets commercial Pace growth with partnership
14 February 2017Renovate America has partnered with commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) financer Greenworks Lending to launch a commercial Pace programme.
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SEB issues first green bond
13 February 2017Swedish giant Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has issued its first green bond, raising €500 million ($534 million).
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TCFD to bolster shareholder climate resolutions
13 February 2017The work of the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) will make it harder for companies to ignore the dozens of shareholder resolutions on climate change that have already been filed this year, according to a US-based pension fund.