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Xylem signs $800m sustainability-linked credit facility
11 March 2019Global water technology company Xylem has signed an $800 million sustainability-linked senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which it claimed is one of the first sustainable improvement loans in the US.
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Green bonds round-up, 23 January
23 January 2019Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has issued its second green bond, raising CAD500 million ($375 million).
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People Moves: Columbia Threadneedle, Natixis, NBIM, BMO Capital Markets, Hong Kong Green Finance Association, FRC, Pattern Energy and NextEra Energy Partners
04 January 2019Columbia Threadneedle boosts responsible investment team
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Principles for Responsible Banking launched with backing of 28 banks
26 November 2018The launch of a set of six principles seeking to commit banks to align with both the Paris Agreement and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been hailed as a ‘global benchmark for sustainable banking’.
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Standardisation of ESG data may not be a good thing, says Yale academic
15 November 2018Standardisation of data on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues may hinder rather than help investors, according to a researcher at Yale University.
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Boston Common backs ‘blue economy’ finance principles
30 October 2018Boston Common Asset Management has added its name to the growing number of financial institutions that have endorsed a set of principles for investing to support the world’s oceans.
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IIRC prepares 'global momentum' phase of integrated reporting
14 September 2018The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has heralded a series of ‘breakthrough moments’ for integrated reporting, as it prepares to enter its ‘global momentum’ phase next month.
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Sustainable finance has yet to be fully integrated in Germany's banks, says report
28 August 2018While sustainable finance hasn't reached the core business of Germany's financial institutions, the topic has attracted attention of the majority of its C-suite, a report claims.
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Integrated reporting database launched
08 August 2018The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has launched an academic database allowing access to research on integrated reporting.
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Norges Bank endorses EU public reporting reforms
23 July 2018The investment manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has welcomed proposals to increasingly consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the European public reporting framework.