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WCI carbon market update, 13 May 2019
13 May 2019Tight fundamentals continue to support a bullish outlook for California Carbon Allowances, but market activity could be muted by this week's Joint Auction, says Nicolas Girod*.
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SDGs drive engagement success, says BMO
13 May 2019BMO claims that a more sophisticated use of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its 2018 engagement strategy ‘contributed significantly’ to 237 instances of positive change in companies’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies.
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It's time for a Marshall Plan for the planet, says Aviva
13 May 2019"A Marshall Plan for the planet" will be needed to help to pay for the trillions needed to build the clean infrastructure needed to combat climate change, Aviva Investors said.
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Westpac to offer sustainability-linked loans
13 May 2019Australian bank Westpac is to offer green loans whose terms are determined by borrowers' sustainability performance.
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People Moves: Solactive, Majedie Asset Management and Sustainable Australia Fund
10 May 2019Christian Grabbe, chief operating officer at Solactive and member of its management board, will depart the German index provider to pursue another career.
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Green bonds seize larger share of fixed income market in record Q1, says Moody's
10 May 2019Green bond issuance rocketed 40% in the first quarter of 2019, shrugging off a decline in the wider fixed income market, according to Moody's.
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AIIB issues $2.5bn sustainability-themed bond
10 May 2019The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has issued its first 'global bond', worth $2.5 billion, to finance environmentally friendly infrastructure investment and promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing across Asia.
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UNEP FI and investors release study on climate risk reporting
10 May 2019A major study has been issued looking at the different ways that investors can measure and report climate risks.
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Multi-asset sustainable portfolios outperform regular portfolios, says Heartwood
09 May 2019Two sustainable portfolios run by Heartwood Investment Management (HIM) have outperformed their regular non-sustainable counterparts over a three-year period.
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Folksam Life cuts carbon footprint of equities holdings by a fifth
09 May 2019Swedish insurer reduces exposure to carbon heavy industries as it halves the number of companies it holds shares in