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'Green Finance Centre' aims to strengthen UK-China links
26 March 2018Co-operation between the UK and China on sustainability issues is to take a further step forward with the creation of a UK-China Green Finance Centre, funded by a mix of public and private sources.
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Macron calls for European carbon price floor
23 March 2018French President Emmanuel Macron pushed for a European minimum price on carbon as he backed the European Commission's action plan on sustainable finance.
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People moves - AIIB and NextEnergy Capital
23 March 2018Courtney Lowrance has left Citi to join the recently-established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a principal environment specialist.
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The EU's action plan on sustainable finance 'should help renewables developers more'
23 March 2018The European Commission's action plan on sustainable finance, launched this month, does not go far enough to promote the build-out of renewables or energy efficiency, a conference heard.
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Green Loan Principles could define "new shape of green finance"
23 March 2018A newly-launched set of Green Loan Principles could prove a key catalyst to develop a robust green lending market, according to law firm White & Case.
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Changing investors' views on farm animal welfare
23 March 2018Farm animal welfare is increasingly being seen as a material issue for businesses and investors, say Rory Sullivan and Nicky Amos
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KBI's water fund contributes to seven SDGs
22 March 2018KBI Global Investors has measured the impact of its water strategy, and found it contributes to seven of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Oil and gas transition laggards risk "run for green" in mid-2020s, says report
22 March 2018Oil companies that invest in green assets before 2020 are likely to outperform peers and avoid a risk-intense "rush for green" in the 2020s, according to the results of a 2°C transition 'wargame'.
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Green bonds round-up, 21 March 2018
21 March 2018The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has priced its second 'social inclusion' bond. The €500 million ($614 million), seven-year bond carries a coupon of 0.375% and an issue price of 99.149%, giving a spread of 21 basis points below the mid-swaps rate.
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Climate-related disclosure: a new dawn
21 March 2018Numerous developments are helping to drive improvements in corporate reporting of non-financial issues and to raise investor expectations, says Adams Koshy.