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EIB enters sustainability bond arena with ground-breaking issue
06 September 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its inaugural Sustainability Awareness Bond (SAB), the first in a series that expands its labelled bond issuance programme beyond Climate Awareness Bonds (CABs).
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Severe natural catastrophes in 2017 leave Europe's non-life insurers nursing losses
06 September 2018Last year's spate of severe natural catastrophes caused Europe's non-life insurers cumulatively to make a loss from covering property damage.
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Brunel selects Hermes EOS for engagement
05 September 2018Brunel Pension Partnership has appointed Hermes Equity Ownership Services (EOS) to provide voting and engagement services.
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Green bonds round-up, 5 September 2018
05 September 2018German real estate bank, Deutsche Hypothekenbank, has issued its second €500 million ($580 million) green Pfandbrief.
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Climate action 'could bring $26 trillion in economic benefits by 2030'
05 September 2018Bold action to address climate change can generate $26 trillion in economic benefits by 2030, according to a report which described action to address greenhouse gas emissions as "the growth story of the 21st century".
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Water sustainability is investor ‘blind spot’, study suggests
04 September 2018Water sustainability is a ‘blind spot’ for most large institutional investors, a survey of 20 large Netherlands-based investors has suggested.
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EU carbon update, 03 September 2018
03 September 2018September is often a bearish month for the carbon market but this is no ordinary year, so a 'neutral' outlook is justified for this week, says Louis Redshaw.
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Free climate scenario tool launched
03 September 2018A free-to-use online tool has been launched to help investors identify climate transitions risks in equity and fixed income portfolios over multiple future scenarios.
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Low-carbon index will use TPI to reward climate leaders, says pension fund
03 September 2018A new low-carbon index will look to use analysis by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) to increase or decrease the amount of capital allocated to listed companies based on their current and future performance on climate-related issues.
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Sustainability 'not a significant influence' for most institutional investors
03 September 2018Little more than a quarter of investors say that sustainability factors have a significant role in their investment decision making.
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