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What's next for the European Commission's Sustainable Finance Action Plan?
12 August 2019June was a key month for the Action Plan. Emmanuel Buttin, Maarten Vleeschhouwer and Tomas Vaclavicek give their assessment of the state of play and what will be the next steps.
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Food sector will have to improve climate strategies, says HSBC
12 August 2019Food businesses, across the supply chain, will begin to feel much greater pressure from the public to have more sustainable practices and put in place ambitious climate strategies, according to HSBC.
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Partners Group adds to Australian wind portfolio
12 August 2019Partners Group, a private markets investment manager with about €80 billion ($91 billion) under management, has made a fifth major commitment to Australia’s renewable energy market.
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WCI Carbon Market Update, 12 August 2019
12 August 2019Next week’s auction could see a CCA clearance price below the level achieved in May, but Nicholas Girod* remains bullish on the market’s prospects
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People Moves: Circulate, Eurizon
12 August 2019Circulate’s CEO relocates to Singapore and Chelini heads Eurizon’s new sustainability team
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KKR's Global Impact Fund exceeds $1bn
12 August 2019Private equity giant KKR has raised more than $1 billion for its Global Impact Fund. The firm did not disclose how much the fund is targeting or when it will close.
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Major US insurer stops investing in or insuring coal
09 August 2019Chubb's decision reflects the increasing risks in the coal sector as a result of efforts to tackle climate change, argues Dave Jones
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Lekela reaches $330m close on 250MW Egyptian wind project
08 August 2019Renewables platform Lekela Power has reached financial close of its 250MW wind project in Egypt, raising $330 million.
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Moody's upsizes its 2019 green bond prediction to more than $200bn
08 August 2019Moody's predicts green bond issuance to exceed $200 billion this year, following a record-breaking second quarter and first half of the year. It had earlier predicted the market to hit $200 billion in 2019.
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Green bond comment: August 2019 - Should a beef producer issue a sustainability bond?
08 August 2019A 'sustainable transition bond' issued by a Brazilian beef giant stuck in the craw of many sustainable investors. Peter Cripps ruminates on the issue