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Kommuninvest issues largest ever SEK green bond
19 October 2016Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest has priced the largest ever Swedish krona green bond, raising some SEK5 billion ($570 million).
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Carbon trading could slash cost of meeting Paris targets, says World Bank
18 October 2016International carbon trading could help countries meet their domestic emission reduction plans, which support the UN's Paris Agreement on climate change, the World Bank said.
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CalSTRS seeks more ESG asset managers
18 October 2016The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has launched a major hunt for asset managers specialising in environmental, social and governance (ESG), as it looks to shake up the sustainability management of its equities portfolios.
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EF Briefs: HFC deal; Moody's Green Bond Assessment
17 October 2016UN hails HFC deal as 'biggest climate breakthrough since Paris'
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IFC launches forestry bond that can pay its coupon using REDD+ credits
17 October 2016The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a "first-of-its-kind" forestry bond that allows investors to be paid using carbon credits.
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Sin stocks portfolio 'could outperform in Morningstar's Sustainability ratings'
17 October 2016A fund manager has devised a portfolio of 'sin stocks' that are likely to score highly in Morningstar's Sustainability ratings to illustrate his fear that the methodology has the potential to mislead investors.
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Modern Land issues mainland China's first green bond from a property firm
17 October 2016Modern Land has issued mainland China's first green bond from a real estate firm, raising $350 million.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 17 October 2016
17 October 2016The outlook for EUAs is neutral to bullish, with five auctions this week and power prices in the driving seat, says Louis Redshaw.
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BlackRock refinances UK wind portfolio with ING
17 October 2016BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has secured a £55 million ($67 million) long-term debt facility from ING to refinance five operational wind farms in the UK.
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Water green bond issues break $10bn barrier
14 October 2016More than $10 billion has been raised by green bonds to be spent exclusively on water-related projects, Environmental Finance can reveal.