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Investors urge Federal Reserve to tackle climate risk
23 July 2020Investors with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management have signed a letter to US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell demanding action to address climate change as a systemic financial risk.
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Bonds round-up: Raiffeisen Bank, NWB, Mitsubishi UFJ, European Energy ... and more
02 October 2019Raiffeisen Bank raises €750m from second green bond issue
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$1.8trn investor group urges US utilities to set net-zero carbon deadline
01 March 2019Investors representing a combined $1.8 trillion in assets have demanded that the 20 largest publicly traded electricity utilities in the US commit to achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
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Green bonds round-up, 18 July 2018
18 July 2018Terna, the operator of the Italian electricity grid, has entered the green bond market for the first time, with a €750 million ($872 million) offering maturing in July 2023.
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Green bonds round-up, 4 July
04 July 2018Spanish utility Iberdrola has returned to the market with its tenth green bond. The €750 million deal pays a coupon of 1.25% and matures in October 2026.
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Green bond round-up, 20 June, 2018
20 June 2018ESG investors flock to Australian SDG bond National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued its first 'green SDG bond' which it said aligns with the Green Bond Principles while also contributing to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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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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Environmental Finance Green Bond Awards winners revealed
28 March 2018Environmental Finance's Green Bond Awards have grown for the second consecutive year, as the number of categories expands in line with a rapidly expanding market.
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New York City files to sue five oil majors, plans $5bn pension fossil fuel divestment
11 January 2018New York City has filed a lawsuit against five oil majors for damages caused by climate change, and the city's pension funds intend to divest $5 billion from fossil fuel companies, as its mayor launched a blistering attack on the firms.
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NY State Common and NY City Pension Funds make plans to cease fossil fuel investments
22 December 2017Both the $200 billion New York State Common pension fund and the $181 billion New York City Pension Funds are to consider ceasing new investments in fossil fuels, their trustees have said.