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Asian finance sector demands greater role in global ESG policy
04 March 2020Asian financial institutions should have more influence on international policies on environmental and sustainability issues, according to a regional trade association.
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Major shareholder Jupiter supports Barclays fossil fuel funding resolution
03 March 2020Jupiter Asset Management has joined the swelling ranks of investors supporting a shareholder resolution calling on Barclays to phase out its funding for fossil fuel firms.
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Coronavirus expected to trigger pandemic cat bonds
03 March 2020The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is likely to trigger payouts from pandemic catastrophe bonds issued by the World Bank's Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), according to ratings agency DBRS Morningstar.
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Green Bond Principles sets up three new workstreams
03 March 2020The Green and Social Bond Principles has established a workstream to explore whether to review its guidelines for external reviewers.
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NN launches corporate green bond fund
03 March 2020NN Investment Partners has launched a corporate green bond fund amid significant growth in the level of issuance from companies in 2019.
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Energy storage fund raises £30m in oversubscribed share issue
03 March 2020The market volatility triggered by the coronavirus outbreak failed to stop an energy storage fund raising money from investors.
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CPR launches social impact fund
03 March 2020CPR Asset Management has launched what it claims is a first-of-its-kind impact fund to invest in listed companies that help tackle social inequality.
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EU carbon market update: 2 March 2020
03 March 2020The outlook for EU Allowance prices is bearish, with volatility likely to remain high due to the influence of the Coronavirus, says Tom Lord.*
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ESG Data Files, part eight: Infrastructure
03 March 2020With its broad scope from airports to hospitals, wind farms to oil pipelines, assessing ESG data in the infrastructure sphere comes with a wide array of challenges. Christopher Marchant spoke to experts in the sector about the ongoing push for in standardisation and disclosure.
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WCI Carbon Market Update, 2 March 2020
02 March 2020The outlook for CCA prices remains bullish, despite slight weakness last week, says Nicolas Girod*.