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BNG Bank prices €650m sustainability bond
27 October 2015Bank Nederlandse Gemeente (BNG) has priced its second sustainability bond, in a transaction that is set to raise €650 million ($717.5 million).
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The City of Paris to roadshow €300m green bond
27 October 2015The City of Paris will next week roadshow a 'climate bond' it hopes will raise €300 million ($331.6 million).
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Capital Markets Union must safeguard against climate risk, says think tank
27 October 2015The European Union's plan to build a single market for capital across all 28 member states – the Capital Markets Union (CMU) – should incorporate safeguards to reduce risks arising from climate change, according to UK think tank, E3G.
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Saint Michael's College issues $20m green bond
27 October 2015Saint Michael's College in Vermont has become sixth US university to tap the green bond market this year, with its inaugural $20 million issue.
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UK's Trig in final push to complete £250m equity raise
27 October 2015The Renewables Infrastructure Group (Trig) plans to issue the final tranche in its £250 million ($383 million) equity fundraising programme.
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How Environmental And Climate Risks Factor Into Global Corporate Ratings
With climate change and severe weather events garnering rising numbers of headlines, lenders and institutional investors have become more interested in...
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Low-carbon indexes 'outperform', says report
26 October 2015Indexes reweighted in alignment with a 2˚C scenario outperformed their mainstream equivalents, according to a report.
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Anti-ESG guidance in US is repealed
26 October 2015Influential guidance that discouraged US fiduciaries from taking account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment factors has been repealed, in "a major breakthrough for responsible investment in the US".
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EU carbon market weekly update - 26 October 2015
26 October 2015The recent uptrend in EU Allowance prices is likely to continue this week, despite a fall in the clean-dark spread, says Louis Redshaw.
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Barclays rumoured to be eyeing green bond issue
26 October 2015Barclays is hoping to join the growing list of commercial banks to issue a green bond, according to market sources.