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  • EU carbon market weekly update - 31 October 2016

    31 October 2016

    A quiet week for carbon as price action and volumes remained fairly muted throughout.

  • AXA IM warns of Trump Presidency impact on RI

    31 October 2016

    The responsible investment (RI) industry could hit a 'speed bump' if Donald Trump were to be elected US President warns AXA Investment Managers.

  • Banks join UN to develop sustainability projects in Asia

    31 October 2016

    ING Bank, Credit Suisse and Dutch development bank FMO are to work with the UN's Social Impact Fund to support sustainability projects in Asia.

  • NESF to double in size under share issuance programme

    31 October 2016

    UK yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has been given the go ahead by shareholders to issue more than £350 million ($426 million) in shares over the coming year.

  • SNCF issues €900 million green bond

    28 October 2016

    SNCF Reseau, the national society of French railways, has issued its inaugural green bond, raising €900 million ($984 million).

  • Storebrand's fossil-free funds see $600m of inflows this year

    28 October 2016

    Norway's Storebrand (SPP) has said that NOK5 billion ($603 million) has been invested in its fossil-free funds since the start of 2016.

  • Swiss Re reinsures China's most populous province against natural disaster

    28 October 2016

    Swiss Re will reinsure 10 prefectures of Guangdong province, in partnership with the Chinese government's People's Insurance Company of China (PICC), by the end of the year.

  • MTR prices China's first transport green bond

    28 October 2016

    Hong Kong-based transport company MTR Corporation has priced China's first green bond exclusively financing clean transportation, managing to raise $600 million.

  • Mexico City returns to green bond market

    28 October 2016

    Mexico City is returning to the green bond market just weeks after issuing a $2 billion of paper to help finance an airport, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Finance sector to get advice on natural capital issues

    27 October 2016

    A project has been launched to help financial institutions better understand the risks and opportunities associated with natural capital.

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