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EBRD working group to present TCFD physical risk guidance
19 April 2018A working group to advance the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)'s guidance on physical climate risk will present its findings next month.
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JP Morgan and BlackRock launch ESG emerging market fixed income index
19 April 2018JP Morgan and BlackRock have joined forces to launch what they claim to be the "first-of-its kind" suite of emerging markets, fixed income indexes that integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.
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Fiji to hit the green bond market again
18 April 2018Fiji is planning to revisit the green bond market following its inaugural green transaction six months ago, Environmental Finance understands.
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Water investments insufficient to meet SDGs, say experts
18 April 2018Investment in water projects must be greatly increased if the key water-related ambition of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to be met, according to the World Water Council.
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Zurich's Johanna Köb: investors can make a return while doing good
18 April 2018Johanna Köb, head of responsible investment at Zurich, talks to Cintia Cheong on the importance of adequate pricing of greenhouse gases and how investors can make a profit while doing good for society and environment
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Impax predicts investments of $7.5 trn in water infrastructure
18 April 2018Some $7.5 trillion is expected to be spent globally on water infrastructure over the next 15 years, according to Hubert Aarts, executive director at Impax Asset Management.
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Green bond round-up, 18 April 2018
18 April 2018BNP Paribas has returned to the green bond market with a €500 million ($618 million), six-year offering paying a coupon of 1.00%.
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NYK ready to issue shipping's first green bond
17 April 2018Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) will become the world's first shipping company to issue a labelled green bond, hot on the heels of the industry's commitment to halve carbon emissions by 2050.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 16 April 2018
17 April 2018Buying demand is strong and further gains cannot be ruled out, but weak auctions suggest a correction could be a possibility, says Louis Redshaw
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LGIM urges greater climate action in letter to CEOs
17 April 2018Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has issued a rallying call for companies to act faster on climate change, in a letter to the CEOs of some of the world's largest companies.