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• VIDEO: Climate change provides opportunities to the insurance industry - Manulife's CFO

  06 November 2019

  "Climate change provides a number of opportunities to the insurance industry and to other industries" said Manulife's CFO Philip Witherington.

• Repsol commits to ‘positive’ climate lobbying following investor pressure

  06 November 2019

  Spanish oil and gas company Repsol has committed to align its lobbying practices with the aims of the Paris Climate Agreement, in response to engagement by a group of European investors.

• Euronext launches green bonds section

  06 November 2019

  European stock exchange group Euronext is to launch a green bond section across its six markets, basing the initiative out of Dublin.

• Heathrow Airport, Pension Protection Fund, DEFRA, Danone, Swedfund, UN PRI confirmed to speak at Green Equities + Natural Capital Investment conferences

  05 November 2019

  Key investment industry participants will gather in London on 25 November for Environmental Finance's Green Equities and Natural Capital conferences.

• Impax awarded $125m mandate by Mercer

  05 November 2019

  Sustainability-focused investor Impax Asset Management has been awarded a $125 million mandate by Mercer, the world's largest institutional investment advisor.

• Pattern Energy acquired by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

  04 November 2019

  The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will acquire Pattern Energy in an all-cash transaction for $26.75 per share, valuing the American renewable energy company at $6.1 billion.

• Businesses urged to adopt 'natural capital thinking'

  04 November 2019

  Companies around the world are being encouraged to sign a 'Natural Capital Commitment' to help reverse the loss of natural resources and develop a strong business voice to influence political decisions on the issue.

• WCI Carbon Market Update, 4 November 2019

  04 November 2019

  The reaction of financial sector players to President Trump's legal challenge to the WCI market could determine the next move in allowance prices, says Nicolas Girod*

• California wildfires illustrate how ESG factors can affect credit, says Moody’s

  04 November 2019

  Wildfires that ravaged parts of California in recent days show the connection between environmental and social risks, and the credit quality of utilities in the US state, Moody’s has said.

• Austrian energy company receives EIB's second Green Loan

  04 November 2019

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to grant Austria-based Energie Steiermark a €90 million ($100 million) loan for climate action and sustainable investment projects.