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EU agrees "balanced" compromise Taxonomy deal

The EU secured compromise on the Taxonomy to define what constitutes a green investment late Monday

Netherlands to reopen sovereign green bond from January

The Netherlands is to reopen its inaugural green bond, according to a report from the Dutch State Treasury Agency (DSTA)

Record month for ESG ETFs, says Lyxor

November saw record inflows for exchange traded funds (ETF) that explicitly consider sustainability criteria, according to Lyxor Asset Management.

BaFin tells insurers to step up efforts on climate change

BaFin has warned insurers the speed of moving to obligatory reporting around climate change will "increase with the speed at which sustainability risks materialise".

Sustainable investing top priority for insurers

Sustainable investing is a top priority for global insurance companies, Schroders' third annual Institutional Investor Study has revealed.

Video: Gabriel Bernardino (Eiopa) @ Insurance Risk & Capital 2019

Gabriel Bernardino, chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa), joined Environmental Finance in London on 2 December at the Insurance & Climate Risk stream (part of the Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference).

Disappointment as COP25 fails to live up to promise

Disappointment met the closing of the COP25 climate talks in Madrid on Sunday after hopes were dashed that agreement on some key issues would be secured.

People Moves 13 December 2019: IETA, Amundi, 2DII, Preventable Surprises

New fund launched to invest in off-grid energy firms in Africa

UK-based charity Shell Foundation and Dutch development bank FMO have launched a $120 million investment fund to invest in companies working to provide affordable energy in sub-Saharan Africa.

Foresight snaps up first Nordic wind farm project