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Airlines confirm commitment to carbon trading
03 June 2019International airlines have re-confirmed their support for the emissions trading programme that aims to ensure no increase in carbon emissions from the sector after 2020.
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Aquila raises €154m from renewables fund IPO
03 June 2019German asset manager Aquila Capital’s European Renewables Income fund has raised €154 million ($172 million) by listing on the London Stock Exchange.
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ECB warns insurers over climate change risks
31 May 2019The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned of the continuous threats to insurance liabilities posed by the physical risks of climate change.
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People moves: Finance for Tomorrow, M&GPrudential, KEB Hana Bank, Union Investment Institutional
31 May 2019Philippe Zaouati, CEO of French asset manager Mirova, part of Natixis Investment Managers, has stepped down as chair of Finance for Tomorrow.
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Chile prepares to issue green bond
31 May 2019Chile is preparing to become the first country from the Americas to issue a green bond, as it revealed that a green transaction could help it raise up to $1.5 billion this year.
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France sets €10bn investment target for public-private initiative
31 May 2019The French government has unveiled a major public-private collaboration to leverage a total of €10 billion ($11 billion) of environmentally-themed investments.
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Lagos joins UN’s Financial Centres for Sustainability network
31 May 2019Lagos has joined the rapidly growing Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) network.
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EXCLUSIVE: EU's TEG broadens taxonomy to include 'transition' activities
31 May 2019The EU's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) has broadened the scope of its taxonomy to include activities that help transition to a net-zero economy by 2050, in a move that opens the door to some fossil fuels and internal combustion engines, Environmental Finance has learned.
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$7bn of Chinese soy chain capital ‘exposed to deforestation risk’
31 May 2019Chinese financial institutions have been urged to manage their exposure to deforestation risks, after a study found that about $7 billion in bond and share issues by companies in the country’s soy supply chain are exposed.
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STOXX expands its range of ESG-X Indexes
30 May 2019STOXX has expanded its range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed indexes.