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SDG mapping unhelpful with bond impact reporting
17 April 2024Mapping the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is unhelpful for reporting and tracking the impact of bonds, an Environmental Finance event heard.
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Green bond funds swing back to black in 2023
13 March 20242023 saw the growing sustainable bond fund market make positive returns after a torrid two years, with forecasts of another strong year to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Impact manager Incofin draws institutional investment
21 April 2023Impact investment manager Incofin has raised an undisclosed amount from Degroof Petercam Asset Management and Korys.
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€1.1trn investor coalition calls on TotalEnergies to cut Scope 3 emissions
06 April 2023A coalition of 17 investors, which represent around €1.1 trillion ($1.2 trillion) in assets under management, has urged TotalEnergies to align its Scope 3 emissions reductions targets with the Paris Agreement.
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Buoyant market supports strong GSSS bond fund performance in 2020
09 March 2021Building on a strong performance in 2019, green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bond funds delivered a healthy performance in 2020 as fixed income markets were boosted by low interest rates. Ahren Lester reports
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Green bond comment, March: Are green bond investors overly cautious about sustainability-linked bonds?
03 March 2021Interest in sustainability-linked bonds among investors has continued to grow, but green bond-focused investors have offered a more cautious reception to the innovative instruments, says Ahren Lester
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Strong performance for green, social and sustainability bond funds in 2019
16 March 2020After a torrid 2018 green, social and sustainability bond funds experienced a stronger performance in 2019, off the back of a rallying fixed income market. But performances were highly variable, reports Ahren Lester.
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Green bonds round-up - 24 Oct - 17 new deals
24 October 2018Royal Schiphol Group, the owner of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, has priced a green bond worth €500 million ($576 million), making it the first European airport to issue green-labelled notes.
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Green bond round up
15 December 2016German development bank KfW has confirmed its intention to continue as a major issuer and investor in the green bond market next year.
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Nordex sells 27.5MW of onshore wind capacity to investment firm
11 July 2014German wind turbine maker Nordex has sold two French wind farms, with a combined capacity of 27.5MW, to GN Renewable Investments, based in Luxembourg. The price paid was not disclosed.