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UNEP FI calls for impact-focussed business models
27 November 2018New business models which target social, economic and environmental impacts from the outset can help finance sustainable development at lower cost and with less risk than traditional approaches, according to a UN report.
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Tool identifies natural capital risks and opportunities
26 November 2018The FTSE 100 index's vulnerability to risks caused by environmental disruptions has been outlined by a new tool.
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Last chance to vote in Environmental Finance Market Rankings
02 November 2018Voting in Environmental Finance's Annual Market Rankings – the most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets – will close at midnight on Monday (5 November).
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Vote now! Help select the winners in Environmental Finance's annual Market Rankings
24 October 2018Voting for Environmental Finance's 19th annual Market Rankings is closing soon – there are just eight working days left to participate in the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.
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Financial centres set out principles for sustainability taxonomies
18 September 2018The International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) has set out ten principles that sustainability taxonomies should meet to avoid increasing transaction costs for financial institutions and to avoid policy confusion.
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Investor Agenda finds $32trn of backing
13 September 2018Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have signed up to an initiative to step up action on climate change.
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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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Banks report on TCFD-linked pilot study into physical risks
17 July 2018A scenario-based approach to help banks estimate the climate-related physical risks in their loan portfolios has been published in response to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Investors press politicians to facilitate more low-carbon investment
04 June 2018Leading institutional investors have called on national governments to act more urgently to spur private sector capital into low-carbon investments.
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New report aims to help companies disclose physical climate risks
01 June 2018The disclosure of physical climate risks has received less attention than reporting transition climate risks, it was claimed at the launch of a report that aims to help redress the balance.