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Bloomberg forms CEO supergroup to tackle climate change
17 January 2019Michael Bloomberg has assembled a group of six financial sector leaders to deliver a special report to the G7 on ramping up private capital flows into climate-friendly investments.
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African yieldco gets GIG-backed blended finance boost
17 January 2019The planned launch of an African renewables yieldco has been boosted with R1 billion ($72.8 million) in cornerstone investment from Investec and a UK-based public-private-partnership.
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Investa and ANZ seal first Australian corporate green loan
17 January 2019ANZ has arranged a green loan worth AUD170 million ($122 million) with real estate company Investa, which claims it is the first such loan in Australia.
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Q&A: The TEG's report on climate-related reporting
17 January 2019Elena K. Johansson talks to experts about the implications of a report by the EU's Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance on disclosures for companies and investors.
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Building green warehouses - a new frontier for Asia
Green warehouses – which use a variety of climate-friendly approaches to reduce energy use and waste – are set to play a very significant role in both the greening of Asia's building and also in green finance.
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Bancolombia - using green buildings for green bonds
Bancolombia, which is Colombia's largest commercial bank, decided to focus its efforts on green buildings above other areas that it also finances, such as clean production and agribusiness.
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Opportunity awaits - Understanding Asia's green building bond journey
Green bond issuance should skyrocket over the next few years in the Asia-Pacific region, and this trend will be significantly driven by the construction of green buildings, according to projections from the IFC.
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Canadian report sets out three-year-pathway for mandatory climate disclosure
17 January 2019Sustainable investments of private investors can only flow if governments provide certainty about investment conditions and make climate disclosure mandatory, a report said.
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Green bonds round-up, 16 January
16 January 2019Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising €1 billion ($1.1 billion).
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Barclays' energy policy backs tar sand projects with 'big money', say campaigners
16 January 2019Barclays' revised energy policy has been criticised by environmental pressure groups as underwhelming in ambition, as it provides "big money" for tar sand projects.