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NN IP plans first sustainable infrastructure debt fund

Dutch investment manager NN Investment Partners (NN IP) is planning to launch its first sustainable infrastructure debt fund, Environmental Finance has learned.

Major insurers to cooperate on climate risk tools

The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has announced a partnership with 16 of the world largest insurers to develop a new generation of climate risk assessment tools.

China unveils ‘game-changing’ guidelines for green investment

The publication of the first official policy guidance for Chinese investors on integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has been hailed as “a potential game-changer” for one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

Green bond market breaks half-a-trillion-dollar barrier

Total green bond issuance has smashed through the $500 billion barrier, marking a significant milestone for the 11-year-old market, data from Environmental Finance’s database reveals.

SDGs and repeat issuers will boost green bond market, says Moody's

Growing use of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by investors and bond issuers, coupled with a growing number of repeat issuers, will help drive future growth of the green bond market, said Moody's Investors Service.

ESG momentum has impacted stock prices, says MSCI study

Changes in environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores have affected stock prices of companies, particularly those that are neither leaders nor laggards, a report has found. 

EU carbon market update, 12 November 2018

Hannover Re defends coal investing

Reply to criticism comes on heels of Vienna Insurance Group's own defence

The EU 'should define brown investments, as well as green investments'

Defining a brown investment could be as important a task for the EU's sustainable finance action plan as defining a green investment, it was claimed.

Guernsey becomes 19th member of FC4S

Guernsey is the latest member of the United Nations' Financial Centres for Sustainability (UN FC4S).