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Green bonds round-up, 22 November 2017
22 November 2017Manulife has issued its first green bond which, as well as being the first from a life insurance company, is also the first Canadian issue to be certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative.
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Deforestation threatens tens of billions in stranded assets
22 November 2017Billions of dollars of investments risk becoming stranded assets if companies do not take sufficient action to address deforestation risks, environmental non-profit CDP has warned.
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Ethical bond fund reaches £1bn
22 November 2017Rathbones' Ethical Bond Fund claims to have become the first 'sustainable' fixed income fund to reach £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in assets under management.
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Lloyd's announces coal divestment policy
22 November 2017Lloyd's of London has announced it will implement a coal exclusion policy as part of its responsible investment strategy for its central fund.
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EU's green taxonomy could have negative effect, says S&P
22 November 2017The European Commission's proposal to create a taxonomy of greenness risks "stifling innovation" in green finance, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 20 November 2017
20 November 2017If the EU Allowance price remains above €7, despite bearish headwinds, then it is likely to re-test €8 as the lower auction volumes of December approach, says Louis Redshaw.
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COP23 makes progress but no draft text emerges
20 November 2017United Nations (UN) climate talks in Bonn over the past two weeks made modest progress towards writing a "rulebook" for how to achieve the Paris Agreement, but no draft negotiating text was finalised.
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Platina offloads UK wind farms to Gravis for £52m
20 November 2017Platina Energy Partners has concluded its second sale in less than a month, as it offloaded five wind farms to Gravis Capital Management.
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Iberdrola green hybrid tightens price by 43bps
20 November 2017Iberdrola's latest green bond tightened by 43 basis points amid "remarkable demand" from investors.
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SUSI energy storage fund signs "milestone" C$120m facility
20 November 2017SUSI Energy Storage Fund (SESF) has signed a financing facility of C$120 million ($93.9 million) with energy storage company NRStor C&I, marking a "major milestone" for the Canadian energy market.
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