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  • Bond round-up: French & Chilean corporates, ICO, Berlin Hyp, Kepco, Tepco ... and more

    30 October 2019

    Bond round-up

  • Pimco: SDG bonds and use-of-proceeds bonds 'can co-exist'

    30 October 2019

    Fixed income investment giant Pimco believes that use-of-proceeds bonds and SDG-linked instruments "may be complementary" and can co-exist under the overarching framework of SDG-aligned bonds.

  • Family offices ‘unconvinced by the green asset class’

    30 October 2019

    Family offices “remain to be fully convinced of the merits of the green asset class… and appear to be only partially committed” to green and sustainable finance, a study has claimed.

  • Food companies aware of water risks but are not managing them: Ceres

    30 October 2019

    Food companies are failing to effectively manage climate-related water risks such as drought and pollution – despite their growing awareness of these risks, according to Ceres.

  • World Bank launches sovereign ESG data portal

    30 October 2019

    The World Bank has launched a free online platform that provides users with sovereign-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) data.

  • California wildfires: utilities get to grips with burning issue

    29 October 2019

    As wildfires continue to rage in California, utilities can take action that will stop them being part of the problem. Peter Cripps reports

  • More data providers could help grow sustainable investments, survey suggests

    29 October 2019

    Growing the amount of sustainability data providers in the market has been identified among the best ways to increase sustainability-themed investments, according to institutional investor respondents to a Schroders survey.

  • Brazilian biodiversity fund reaches first close

    29 October 2019

    Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has confirmed the first close of the Althelia Biodiversity Fund Brazil (ABF Brazil), which will make impact investments in the Amazon.

  • Moody's continues buying spree with minority stake in SynTao Green Finance

    29 October 2019

    Moody's Corporation will acquire a minority stake in SynTao Green Finance (STGF), the Chinese provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and analytics.

  • EU carbon market update, 28 October

    28 October 2019