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Candriam: Investors need policy support to drive transition
13 November 2019Candriam's Wim Van Hyfte says the president of the Bundesbank is wrong to suggest that not all areas of sustainable finance are a central bank's domain. He tells Michael Hurley why
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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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Green bond comment, November 2019: A market in transition
06 November 2019The sustainability bond markets are in a state of creative chaos and are evolving in order to stay relevant, argues Peter Cripps
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Green bonds California 2019
06 November 2019The conference discussed a range of themes, including the California wildfires and what is the point of a label. Peter Cripps reports
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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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California wildfires: utilities get to grips with burning issue
29 October 2019As wildfires continue to rage in California, utilities can take action that will stop them being part of the problem. Peter Cripps reports
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Talking transition with metals and mining companies
25 October 2019Bringing 'brown' sectors to the green bond market is possible, but will require a sophisticated approach to assessing companies' strategies to shift to low-carbon business models, writes Manuel Adamini
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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
- Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market
- Comment: Are we finally ready to have a grown-up conversation about the transition?
- ISSB to work on biodiversity disclosures
- TotalEnergies pauses SLB plans amid weak market development
- Transition bond label is a 'distraction' for transition finance, says MetLife IM
- Nature Action 100 publishes company benchmark design
- Natural capital will become a fundamental component of investors' portfolios
- What is the most important skill you need to succeed in sustainable finance?
- Governments urged to make nature transition plans mandatory
- BoE suggests ways financial institutions can build on climate scenarios