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Talanx's new coal policy 'does not rule out insuring new coal plants', warns NGO
14 May 2019Talanx would not be prevented from underwriting new coal plants in Poland and Vietnam under its recently announced policy on the fossil fuel, an NGO has claimed.
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Goldman Sachs to offer derivatives based on Stoxx ESG indexes
14 May 2019Stoxx Ltd, a subsidiary of Deutsche Boerse, has licensed three of its European indexes with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus to Goldman Sachs, which will use them to create a series of leveraged financial products.
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US manager launches energy transition and water scarcity fund
14 May 2019US asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-oriented fixed income fund that focuses on companies' responses to water scarcity and the transition to low-carbon energy sources.
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Prospect of German sovereign green bond welcomed by KfW
14 May 2019The potential issuance of a sovereign green bond by Germany has been welcomed by one of the market’s leading lights.
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EU carbon market update, 13 May 2019
13 May 2019In last week's update we said that there were few fundamental reasons for EUAs to test the year's highs, but nonetheless they gave it a good try!
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Managing wealth – sustainably
13 May 2019The solution to many of the challenges in the wealth management industry can be found in sustainable investing, says Dazzle Bhujwala
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KfW to ramp up green bond issuance in 2019
13 May 2019German state-owned promotional bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) has expanded its green bond framework to include energy-efficient buildings and said it planned green bond issuances of €5-6 billion ($5.62 billion) in 2019.
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CDP names its 43 A rated cities, to spur greater ambition
13 May 2019Forty-three cities have received an 'A' rating from CDP for their work in combating climate change, including London, Paris and Hong Kong.
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MSCI rebuffs 'big three criticisms' of ESG data
13 May 2019MSCI has argued that the main three criticisms of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data don't hold true.
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Aegon supports Follow This climate resolutions
13 May 2019Dutch insurer Aegon has announced its support for nine climate resolutions at four major oil firms' annual general meetings (AGMs).