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Investors turn to natural capital for resilience and reputation
25 November 2019A growing number of mainstream investment firms are allocating capital to preserving and enhancing natural assets, but much more is needed, say Graham Cooper and Sophie Tremolet
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Sustainability-linked bonds complement and bolster the sustainable finance market
08 November 2019Sustainability-linked bonds have the potential to entice issuers, diversify economic options available to investors, and encourage outcome-focused sustainable finance, argue Aaron Franklin, Paul Davies, Ignacio Domínguez and Kristina Wyatt.
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Supporting transition through green bond issuance
05 November 2019EBRD issued its first green transition bond last month. Isabelle Laurent and Carel Cronenberg explain its approach
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In response to accusations that Enel's SDG bond was greenwashing
31 October 2019Now that the G-word has been dropped, let's talk about it, says Stan Dupré
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Demographic trends pose risks to sovereign creditworthiness
24 October 2019Demographic trends are one of 15 factors considered by Fitch in its ESG relevance scores. Ed Parker explains
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ING: let's align climate reporting frameworks
23 October 2019Dutch bank ING has developed a strategy for aligning its lending portfolio with the Paris Agreement, and urges others to follow, Michael Hurley writes
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Setting the benchmark for sustainable banking
18 September 2019The Principles for Responsible Banking are due to be launched this month. Could they be a game-changer for the sector, Michael Hurley asks
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Sustainable finance: it's all about transition! Part two
13 September 2019In the second of this two-part series, Hervé P. Duteil explores the concept of Transition Finance and its limits, and proposes a non-prescriptive framework to start thinking about transition bonds (and loans)
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Growing the NY Green Bank
13 September 2019NY Green Bank's Alfred Griffin will deliver a keynote address at next week’s ESG in Fixed Income conference, featuring Green Bonds Americas. He tells Michael Hurley about the bank's next moves
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Sustainable finance: it's all about transition! Part one
06 September 2019In the first of this two-part series, Hervé P. Duteil explores the question of what transition finance is and identifies three revolutions within it