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Agriculture giant pens $750m sustainability-linked loan
30 May 2019Agricultural goods firm Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has tied the interest rate on a $750 million loan in North America to its performance on sustainability criteria, and plans to replicate this with existing loans in other markets.
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Reaping an Earth Dividend
30 May 2019Earth Capital Partners has been tracking down investments that have a positive impact on the planet for more than a decade. Its CIO Gordon Power talks to Elena K. Johansson
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US green bank investment reaches $3bn
30 May 2019Cumulative investment ‘caused by’ green banks in the US has exceeded $3 billion for the first time, according to a report by The Coalition for Green Capital (CGC).
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EIB partners with big name investors on clean energy fund
29 May 2019A €100 million ($111 million) investment fund that aims "to bring radically new clean energy technologies to the market" has been launched by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and a private venture chaired by Bill Gates.
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Bonds round-up: KfW, Nordea, Indiana Finance Authority, Entra ASA, Atrium Ljungberg and more...
29 May 2019The German development bank has now issued 23 green bonds, from which it has raised almost $21 billion.
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NN Group announces restrictions on coal-related underwriting
29 May 2019NN Group is to stop providing insurance services to companies that derive more than 30% of their revenues from thermal coal mining from 1 July.
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South Africa enacts carbon tax to help meet Paris goals
29 May 2019South Africa, the largest contributor to fossil fuel emissions in Africa, has enacted a new carbon tax to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with targets laid out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
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LGIM expands range of ESG funds
29 May 2019Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has added two sustainable investment funds to its £3.2 billion ($4.1bn) Multi-Index range.
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Standardise Sharia approach to ESG, says S&P
29 May 2019A standardised approach to Sharia interpretation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors should be developed that can boost existing growth opportunities for green sukuk, rating agency S&P has said.
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Japan Post Insurance adds PLN1bn CAB to its 'green' assets
28 May 2019Japan Post Insurance has added to its growing volume of green investments, by agreeing a private placement of a PLN1 billion ($205.5 million) Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) from the European Investment Bank (EIB).