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  • CofE slams proxy voting firms over BHP resolution

    09 October 2019

    The Church of England Pensions Board has hit out at proxy voting firms ISS and Glass Lewis for their failure to support a climate lobbying resolution at mining giant BHP Billiton.

  • Sustainability-linked loans 'now more popular than green loans'

    09 October 2019

    Issuance of sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) is outstripping that of green loans this year, according to the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA).

  • 'Fewer than one-in-five' emerging market cities can access local capital markets

    09 October 2019

    More should be done to support municipalities in emerging markets to issue green bonds, with less than 20% able to raise funds locally, according to a Hong Kong-based consultant.

  • Belfius and Candriam launch zero-net-carbon fund

    09 October 2019

    Belgian banking and insurance services provider Belfius has partnered with Candriam Investors Group to launch a zero-net-carbon fund, that looks to offset the emissions of its holdings.

  • Green bond fund to give exposure to Chinese market

    09 October 2019

    A Hong-Kong based asset manager plans to launch a green bond fund in November that will make 50% of its investments in Chinese bonds.

  • Insurers likely to issue more green bonds

    08 October 2019

    Strong reception and regulatory shifts to boost market, says AM Best

  • DWS pledges 50% carbon reduction for European real estate office portfolio

    08 October 2019

    German asset manager DWS has made a commitment to cut carbon emissions in its portfolio of European office properties by 50% by 2030.

  • New initiative to evaluate the impact of ESG on infrastructure investing

    08 October 2019

    French investment bank Natixis has partnered with academic researcher EDHECinfra to launch a three-year research initiative to examine how sustainability impacts infrastructure investing.

  • Norway's largest pension fund to exclude oil sands companies

    07 October 2019

    Norwegian public sector pension fund KLP has pledged to exclude companies that make more than 5% of their revenue from oil sands.

  • WCI Carbon Market Update, 07 October 2019

    07 October 2019

    CCAs continued their recent run of losses last week, but the long-term prospects of the market remain strong, says Nicolas Girod