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Trade in forest-based carbon credits reaches record high
05 November 2015The value of forest-based carbon credits traded last year soared 17% to a record $257 million from $219 million in 2013, according to Ecosystem Marketplace.
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Stock exchanges group issues guidelines on ESG reporting
04 November 2015The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has issued formal guidance to help stock exchanges implement stronger disclosure policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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NRW Bank attracts green buyers to €500m green bond
04 November 2015NRW Bank has issued its third green bond, with the majority of the €500 million ($544 million) of paper sold to investors with a green or social mandate.
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Mexico's development bank's green bond five times oversubscribed
04 November 2015Mexico's development bank, Nacional Financiera (Nafin), has become the first Latin American development bank to tap the green bond market, with a five-times oversubscribed $500 million issue.
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The Price of Climate Change
Climate change and its risks are going mainstream. What does the raft of new rules to curb carbon emissions mean for investing? How do you reduce climate risk in portfolios?
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Energy-efficient property fund thumps benchmark for three years running
04 November 2015Columbia Threadneedle's Low Carbon Workplace Fund has outperformed its benchmark by an average of 5.3 percentage points over the past three years.
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Time is running out to vote in the 16th Environmental Finance Annual Market Rankings
04 November 2015There are only a few days left to vote in the Environmental Finance Annual Market Rankings – the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.
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BlackRock warns on stranded assets
04 November 2015BlackRock has warned that companies with high-cost fossil fuel reserves are at risk of being devalued, adding that "climate change has arrived as an investment issue".
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S&P expands low-carbon indexes with three Canadian additions
03 November 2015S&P Dow Jones Indices has partnered with the Toronto Stock Exchange to launch three climate change indexes for Canada.
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The UK renewables industry needs support, not knee-jerk cuts
03 November 2015The UK's renewables sector has been hit by a series of hostile policy changes. But the industry needs stability and support to encourage investment, argues Charles Yates