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GBPs launch resource centre
03 November 2016The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) have officially launched a resource centre that aims to help investors more easily find relevant and standardised information on issues.
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Paris' 15-point plan to become the green financial centre of the world
03 November 2016Paris has released a masterplan outlining its ambition to become the green financial centre of the world.
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Swift ratification of Paris leaves COP22 with momentum building role, says IEA
03 November 2016The earlier than expected ratification of the Paris Agreement means COP22's role will be to maintain the momentum behind the negotiations, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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NY Green Bank in $12.9m energy efficiency deal
02 November 2016The New York Green Bank has completed its first energy efficiency equipment leasing transaction.
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FSB Taskforce will require companies to perform 2°C scenario analysis
02 November 2016The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is to recommend that companies reveal how they will be affected by policies introduced to restrict global warming to no more than 2oC.
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GCF looking to grow funding sources
02 November 2016The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is looking to increase its sources of funding and reach out directly to the private sector including large institutional investors.
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PRI issues guide for asset owners on embedding ESG in investment policies
01 November 2016The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published a guide for asset owners on how to best embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their investment policies.
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Offshore wind costs plunge 22% in 12 months
01 November 2016The weighted average cost of electricity from offshore wind installations has fallen 22% in the past 12 months to $126/MWh, according to Bloomberg analysts.
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Canada's OceanRock invests in sustainable agriculture fund
01 November 2016OceanRock Investments, a Canadian fund manager with some C$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) under management, has made an investment of undisclosed size in Toronto-based venture capital firm InvestEco Capital.
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Quantitative easing has hurt ESG investing, says Hermes chief
01 November 2016The unprecedented amount of quantitative easing (QE) that has followed the financial disaster of 2008 has had a direct impact on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, said Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of Hermes Investment Management.
- NZBA has little impact on decarbonisation, ECB paper says
- SLB step-ups a long way from being financially punitive, says Barclays
- Sustainability-linked bond issuance limps into 2024
- Oil and gas giants' climate opacity keeps investors in the dark, CA100+ assessments show
- Tesla and General Motors face deep sea mining shareholder resolutions
- EU releases biodiversity risk assessment framework
- L&Q faces SLB coupon 'step-up' on target miss
- EU rowback on agricultural policy 'irresponsible', say investors
- Morningstar launches innovative transition indexes
- CSDDD transition plan requirement 'little more than window dressing'