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Investors start to weigh water risks
18 April 2017Investor interest in corporate water risk is increasing fast. A range of tools and services are being developed to help companies respond. Graham Cooper reports
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People Moves: BAML, CCC, Clean Energy Regulator
31 March 2017Bank of America Merrill Lynch has appointed Suzanne Buchta global head of green bonds, following the retirement of the head of the product solutions team Martin Mills, Environmental Finance understands.
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NBAD makes second attempt at first green bond
27 March 2017The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has returned to the green bond market, after postponing its first planned offering in September.
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TSKB to issue sustainability bond to increase bank capital
16 March 2017Turkish investment and development bank Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma (TSKB) is gearing up to issue a first-of-its-kind sustainability bond that will be partially used to meet the bank's capital requirements.
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Starbucks issues JPY85bn sustainability bond
13 March 2017US coffee shop giant Starbucks has issued a JPY85 billion ($736 million) sustainability bond, the biggest of its kind issued in Japanese yen.
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Nigeria publishes green bond guidelines as it gears up to issue
09 March 2017The Nigerian government has published green bond guidelines as it gears up to become the first African sovereign to tap the market.
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HSBC tightens policy on palm oil financing
21 February 2017HSBC has pledged to tighten its policy on financing palm oil companies, to help improve the sustainability of the industry.
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China at a farming crossroads in the Year Of The Rooster
16 February 2017China's agricultural census this year and the country's drive to improve its environmental practices mean its food production is at a crossroads, argues Maria Lettini
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Why Allianz is investing where the wind blows
10 February 2017Allianz's in-house alternative asset manager has closed four tax equity investments in US wind farms in only 12 months, and plans more in 2017. Head of renewables at Allianz Capital Partners David Jones talks to Asa Gibson about the firm's American wind adventure.
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Allianz and MUFG in US wind farm tax equity deal
03 February 2017Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) – the alternative investment manager of German insurer Allianz – and Japanese financial conglomerate Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) have co-invested in a 225MW wind project in Oklahoma.