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ICAO under pressure to 'improve' rules on aviation's carbon market
12 February 2018Transport & Environment (T&E), a European NGO, is urging national governments to demand "an improvement in the environmental effectiveness" of the aviation industry's forthcoming carbon market.
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European green bond fund AUM nears €3bn
12 February 2018The value of European-domiciled green bond funds grew to €2.8 billion ($3.4 billion) at the end of 2017, having almost doubled in the past two years.
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Best performing funds of 2017: Dimensional's International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio
12 February 2018A focus on stocks with lower carbon intensity paid off for Dimensional's International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio in 2017
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Danish pension fund PKA engaging with 64 oil and gas giants on climate
09 February 2018Danish pension fund PKA has said divestment is a possibility for 64 oil and gas companies with which it is currently engaging on climate-related issues.
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Belgian green bond eyes more than €3bn as framework is unveiled
09 February 2018Belgium's much anticipated green bond issue is expected to raise more than €3 billion ($3.68 billion) and proceeds will be used for investments in five sectors.
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People moves: ICMA, JP Morgan and BIG
09 February 2018The International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Esohe Denise Odaro has taken a secondment at the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA), where she is director in the Green Bond Principles/Social Bond Principles (GBP/SBP) secretariat.
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Q&A with Christian Thimann, a leading light in sustainable finance
09 February 2018The chair of HLEG and vice-chair of the TCFD shares his views on the reports' key findings and their implications for the insurance sector.
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Chinese green bond market needs to grow further
09 February 2018Green bond issuance from China has to grow tenfold in just three years if the country is to have a large slice of the $1 trillion target per year by 2020, a report has argued.
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Three yieldcos sold in less than a week
08 February 2018A yieldco sale frenzy over the past couple of days has seen deals struck to buy NRG Yield, 8point3 and Saeta Yield.
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Insurers slammed for backing Polish coal plants
08 February 2018Allianz, Munich Re and Generali have been criticised for their involvement in a new coal power plant in Poland, while Axa and Aviva are also under fire for the limitations of their coal divestment policies.