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WisdomTree to pay $4m SEC fine for 'failing to adhere to' its own ESG criteria

WisdomTree has agreed to pay a $4 million fine after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) found it had "misstated" that funds did not invest in companies involved in fossil fuels and tobacco.

WisdomTree faces possible enforcement action by SEC over ESG funds

REPowerEU's 'raid' on ETS reserves will lower carbon prices

WisdomTree has criticised the EU's plan to "raid" the Market Stability Reserve of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), as part of the EU's plan to wean off Russian fossil fuels.

Weakened EU ETS legislation blocked by Parliament

The European Parliament unexpectedly voted against the extension of the EU's emissions trading system (ETS) on Wednesday, following opposing views on climate ambition.

20% of Hong Kong companies sustainability compliant

Only 20% of Hong Kong's largest companies have good compliance with international sustainability guidelines, according to Standard Ethics.

Green bond round-up, 13 June 2018

DNB Boligkreditt, a subsidiary of Norwegian bank DNB, has raised €1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) from its first green covered bond.

MTR prices China's first transport green bond

Hong Kong-based transport company MTR Corporation has priced China's first green bond exclusively financing clean transportation, managing to raise $600 million.

Deals of the Year 2016

As the renewables and other environmental markets mature, so they continue to innovate and break new ground.

Catastrophe Risk 2016: PennUnion Re

When Superstorm Sandy whipped the east coast of the US in 2012, Amtrak was among those that felt the pain.