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Slump in US muni green bond issuance is temporary, says S&P
20 March 2019The US municipal self-labelled green bond market experienced a slump in 2018, but could see renewed growth in 2019 as issuers tap into broader sustainability investor demands, S&P Global Ratings said.
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Taxonomy 'to gain traction from date of publication in June'
20 March 2019The draft taxonomy published by the EU's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) could gain immediate traction among investors, before it is written into law.
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Green bond round-up: Danske Bank, Cassa depositi e prestiti, Kommuninvest, Teonec, NYSERDA, NY State Housing and Vasakronan
20 March 2019Danske Bank has become a green bond issuer for the first time, in a deal worth €500 million ($568 million).
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Unlisted green assets in Europe hit €58bn, estimates Novethic
20 March 2019The amount of ‘green’ assets in unlisted European investment funds has grown to €57.6 billion ($65.4 billion), according to Novethic.
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Danish pension fund invests DKK90m in sustainability bonds
20 March 2019Danish pension fund Sampension has invested DKK90 million ($13.6 million) in a sustainability bond from the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia.
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BNY Mellon launches service to score ESG performance of clients' portfolios
19 March 2019BNY Mellon, the world's largest custodian bank, has begun offering a set of reporting tools to enable clients to track their portfolio investments against environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and the UN Global Compact (UNGC) principles.
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Japan Post Insurance boosts ESG equities investing
19 March 2019And vouch to insource 20% of its overall equity investments
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GPIF driving dramatic increase in Japanese ESG disclosure, says MSCI
19 March 2019A five-fold increase in Japanese companies’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) -themed disclosure has been driven by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), according to MSCI.
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EU carbon market update, 18 March 2019
19 March 2019Fewer auctions of EU Allowances this week should support the EU Allowance price, but continuing Brexit uncertainty is likely to keep any gains in check, says Louis Redshaw.
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Beyond Ratings gains credit rating agency accreditation
19 March 2019Beyond Ratings is now able to issue credit ratings for public issuers of debt, having received accreditation from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – news that has been welcomed as a “game-changer” by the company.