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Green bond round-up, 8 November 2017

China Development Bank (CDB) has revealed plans to issue its inaugural international green bond.

FTSE Russell adds Aled Jones to ESG team

FTSE Russell has bolstered its sustainable investment team with the appointment of Aled Jones as head of sustainable investment for EMEA.

KBI launches new infrastructure-focused strategy

KBI Global Investors has launched a new strategy focusing on publicly traded companies active in sustainable infranstructure.

HSBC expects up to $180bn of green bonds in 2018

HSBC predicts green bond supply to reach as much as $180 billion next year, up from the bank's projected sum of $125 billion for 2017.

Green Investment Group and GE make €800m Swedish onshore wind investment

GE and the Green Investment Group (GIG) have partnered to build a 650MW wind farm in Sweden, the largest onshore wind development in Europe.

Mapfre buys 25% stake in ESG investment boutique

Spanish insurer Mapfre has bought a 25% stake in La Financière Responsable (LFR) to better integrate environmental, social and governmental (ESG) factors in its investments.

HSBC commits $100bn to fight climate change by 2025

Equator Principles to get first overhaul since 2013

The Equator Principles will be updated to align with the aims of the Paris Agreement and recommendations of the FSB's Task-Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), it has been revealed.

GCF expects disbursements to reach $900m in 2018

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is projecting a sharp increase of its disbursements for 2018, an implication that a number of projects currently in the pipeline will be implemented.

Companies becoming big spenders on water security

Big corporates are investing in water security at record levels while some of them are starting to adopt internal water pricing policies, a report has found.