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Siemens Gamesa links €2.5bn loan to sustainability performance
20 December 2019Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa has agreed to link the margin on its main financing facility to its performance against sustainability criteria.
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People Moves 20 December
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CLP to exit coal assets by 2050 amid end to new investments
20 December 2019Asian electricity firm CLP has pledged to no longer invest in new coal-fired power stations ahead of exiting all its coal assets by 2050.
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Hong Kong stock exchange revises ESG reporting rules
20 December 2019The Hong Kong stock exchange has introduced new environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements for issuers, from the middle of 2020.
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ESMA recommends EU develop single set of ESG disclosure standards
20 December 2019The regulator of the EU's securities markets has advised the European Commission to develop 'a single set of international environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure standards', to combat what it sees as short-termism among market participants.
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Fitch: Sustainability concerns could impact credit profiles
19 December 2019Sustainability issues could have a direct impact on credit profiles if environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments translate into action, according to Fitch Ratings
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FCA requires personal pension governance committees to consider ESG issues
19 December 2019The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced a policy requiring the independent governance committees (IGCs) of personal pension plans to "check and challenge" pension providers over their environmental, social and governance (ESG) engagement.
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Earth Capital targets $100 million development fund in China
19 December 2019Investment group Earth Capital is to open a 'green technology innovation base' and a fund to invest in green technology in China
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SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust upsizes fundraise to £54m
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Genex seals financing for solar projects in $192m deal
19 December 2019Power generation company Genex has reached financial close and refinancing of an existing debt facility for two solar power projects in Australia, the first to be certified under version three of the Climate Bonds Standard
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