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Eurosif likely to set EU action plan as focus of new direction
22 March 2019The European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) plans to mould its new strategy around implementation of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Carney: responsible investing will help break the tragedy of the horizon
21 March 2019Mark Carney revisited his landmark tragedy of the horizon speech, this time striking a more positive note about the "tremendous" opportunities created by the low-carbon transition, and predicting that sustainable investing will "go mainstream".
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Financial centres stunted by lack of green finance products, finds FC4S
21 March 2019A lack of green financial products has been identified as a key barrier to the growth of sustainable finance in some of the world’s largest financial centres.
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BNP Paribas AM commits to wide-ranging sustainability strategy
21 March 2019BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) is introducing a global sustainability strategy, which builds on various initiatives announced in recent years and sets a number of targets for the future.
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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.