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Skills shortage ‘roadblock’ in way of sustainable agriculture
17 May 2019A skills shortage in the agriculture industry is acting as a roadblock to achieving the massive sustainable investment potential of the sector, says Insight Investment.
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ESG ratings ‘not far from being random’
17 May 2019Ratings of companies’ performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are “not far from being random”, Schroders has claimed.
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Financial firms should press for deeper cuts in ship emissions, says ShareAction
17 May 2019Investors and banks should press the shipping industry to aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to the campaigning UK charity ShareAction.
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PensionDanmark, ATP invest in growth markets renewables fund
16 May 2019Danish pension funds ATP and PensionDanmark are among investors to have committed a combined $700 million in a renewable energy infrastructure fund for growth markets.
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BP climate resolution receives record investor support
16 May 2019Investor support for a BP climate shareholder resolution represents a new "global best", according to the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).
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KfW's largest green bond meets strong demand
16 May 2019German development bank KfW has priced the €3 billion ($3.4 billion) green bond it announced earlier this week (LINK), setting the coupon for the eight-year deal at 0.01%.
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World Bank issues $1.5bn sustainable development bond
16 May 2019The World Bank had issued a $1.5 billion Sustainable Development Bond, its first labelled bond to be listed on the Irish Stock Exchange.
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Green bond round-up: Natixis, Co-op Group, Cofide, Millicom, Hemfosa Fastigheter, Indiana Finance Authority, New York MTA, S&P Global Ratings and DKB
15 May 2019French bank Natixis has issued a €180 million ($209 million) green bond whose repayment and coupon rate will be determined by the performance of the Euronext Climate Objective 50 Euro EW index.
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Stephanie Sfakianos to leave BNP Paribas
15 May 2019Stephanie Sfakianos, head of sustainable capital markets, will depart from BNP Paribas.
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Aquila Capital aims to raise €300m for latest renewables fund
15 May 2019German asset manager Aquila Capital plans to raise €300 million ($336 million) from a London Stock Exchange listing of a new renewables fund.
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- SBTi board faces resignations and staff ire after change to carbon credit stance
- EU should create 'sustainability-linked green bond' label, says IEEFA
- SBTi warms to offsets, in massive move for voluntary carbon market
- White Paper 3 - The role of ESG disclosure in sustainable bond investment decisions
- 'Naive' to think nature disclosures will help scale up investment, UK MPs hear
- World Bank releases 'game-changing' streamlined impact metrics
- Transition Plan Taskforce unveils financial institution sectoral guides as regulation looms
- TNFD and GRI collaborate on interoperability