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Environmental group targets UK insurers over climate risk management
06 August 2018Three major UK insurers have been accused of failing to take into account climate risks in their business models by environmental pressure group ClientEarth.
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Swiss energy storage fund reaches final close at €252m
27 June 2018A range of European pension funds and family offices have invested in the SUSI Energy Storage Fund (SESF), helping it reach €252 million ($293 million) by its final close.
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Members of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance announced
13 June 2018The European Commission has announced the members of its Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.
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Green bond round-up, 6 June 2018
06 June 2018The Bank of China (BoC) has issued one green and one sustainability bond at the same time, marking the first dual issuance of this sort.
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Standardisation of scenarios is necessary for oil & gas, Carbon Tracker says
21 May 2018A common reference scenario for the oil & gas sector is needed to boost comparability, said Carbon Tracker, after its analysis exposed large disparities in companies’ consideration of the potential impacts of climate change.
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Renewables investment by oil majors is 'incremental rather than radical', Fitch says
24 April 2018Public pressure is driving renewables investments by oil majors but this will not be a radical step in the transition away from traditional business, Fitch Ratings says.
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Green bond round-up 21 February 2018
21 February 2018Malaysian investment institution Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) has raised MYR 5.65 billion ($1.44 billion) through a green sukuk programme.
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People moves: BlackRock, Orsted Wind Power, Reed Smith, MSCI, CEFC, Fenix, US SIF, Lightsource, Renovate America and Highview Power
12 January 2018BlackRock hires sustainability chief investment officer
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'Best-in-class' sustainability index planned for Europe
28 November 2017A 30-stock European index of 'best-in-class' sustainability performers is due to be launched on 1 December.
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Oil & gas companies risk $2.3trn in stranded assets
21 June 2017$2.3 trillion of future upstream investments by 69 oil & gas companies is at risk of becoming stranded assets, according to a new report by Carbon Tracker Initiative and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).