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Low levels of disclosure hinders sustainable investment

Low levels of disclosure are standing in the way of massive demand for sustainable investing, according to a new report by HSBC.

Green bonds round-up

Colombia-based financial services provider Bancolombia has issued the country's first green bond, raising COP1.5 billion ($115 million) from the sole investor, International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Green bond comment: November

November has been a blockbuster month for the green bond market, with multiple record breaking issues.

Protection gap for climate change risks grows to $100bn

Climate change related risks have dramatically reduced insurers' ability to underwrite certain assets, a report has found.

Investing in a changing climate

Insurers are increasingly factoring climate change into their investment decisions. But they are only at the start of a long learning process, finds Peter Cripps. This is the second part of a three-part series on how insurers are dealing with climate change

Poland surprises the market and launches green bond

Poland has emerged as the surprise frontrunner in the race to issue the world first sovereign green bond.

ESG can help bond portfolios outperform, says Barclays

Tilting fixed income portfolios towards companies with higher environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores can lead to outperformance, according to a report by Barclays.

EU carbon market weekly update - 5 December 2016

Ilmarinen's new climate policy to double sustainable solutions in listed equities

Finnish pension fund Ilmarinen has a new climate policy that includes targets to double the share of its listed equity investments which generate sustainable solutions from 6% to 12% by 2020.

BNDES launches renewables-focused green bond fund

Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has launched a R$500 million ($143 million) green bond fund to buy domestically issued renewable energy bonds.