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Q&A: The FTSE4Good semi-annual review
20 June 2016Danone was among companies added to the FTSE4Good Index today, as tougher inclusion criteria begin to bite. David Harris, ESG director at FTSE Russell provides further information
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NN Investment Partners plans listed equities impact fund
20 June 2016Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners is planning to launch an impact fund targeting global listed equities.
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'The irresistible force'
17 June 2016Investors are increasingly demanding that companies disclose material climate risks. CalPERS' Anne Simpson tells Peter Cripps why
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Channeling the power of results-based action to benefit the climate
Over the course of ten years, South Pole Group has leveraged carbon markets to produce over 100,000 GWh of renewable energy and to unlock 80 million tonnes of CO2 reductions - more than the annual national GHG emissions of Greece.
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The corporate decarbonisation imperative
The Paris Agreement has set the end-goal – a massive decarbonisation effort to mitigate against and adapt to climate change. Gerald Maradan considers how companies should respond.
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People Moves - 17 June 2016
17 June 2016The latest moves at CPI, Trina Solar and S&P DJI
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SBAB sees price tightening on first Swedish bank green bond
17 June 2016SBAB Bank has priced a SEK2 billion ($239 million) green bond, making it the first Swedish commercial bank to tap the market.
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Green Bond Principles revised to improve transparency
16 June 2016Better reporting and more transparency are the key aims of the latest edition of the Green Bond Principles (GBP), the self-regulatory guidelines shaping the fast-growing market.
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GBPs rule against 'pure-play green bonds'
16 June 2016Pure-play companies - those that derive most or all of their revenues from green activities - should not automatically label their bonds as green, according to a clarification in the latest iteration of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).
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Green Bond Principles social bond annex revealed
16 June 2016The Green Bond Principles (GPBs) has published a social bonds annex in the latest version of the voluntary guidelines.