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Credit Agricole closes first Chinese green loan
09 January 2019Credit Agricole CIB’s China subsidiary has closed a green loan with EDF Lingbao worth RMB122 million ($18 million), marking the bank’s first such deal in the country.
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Environmental Finance's bond awards expanded and open for entries!
08 January 2019Environmental Finance is calling for entries for its annual awards to honour leaders in the green, social and sustainability bond markets.
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Third ranking of green finance centres is now underway
08 January 2019The views of finance professionals across the world are again being sought to help compile the third edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI).
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Hong Kong urged to copy work of other green banks
08 January 2019A green investment bank (GIB) in Hong Kong could replicate many of the successful initiatives already launched by other GIBs elsewhere in the world, according to a new study.
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Set sustainable lending policy to reap reward, emerging market banks told
08 January 2019Banks operating in Southeast Asia and parts of Latin America have an ‘historic opportunity’ to reap multi-trillion-dollar benefits by adopting or improving their sustainable lending policies, according to Global Canopy.
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California's new insurance regulator echoes Dave Jones on climate issues
08 January 2019California's new insurance commissioner has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor Dave Jones, by linking the state's recent forest fires to "the threat of climate change".
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EU carbon market update, 7 January 2019
07 January 2019The market for EU Allowances currently faces a lack of fundamental demand but also a shortage of auction supply, resulting in a net ‘neutral’ outlook for the week, says Louis Redshaw.
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Fitch reveals how ESG impacts ratings of 1,500 corporate issuers
07 January 2019Fitch Ratings today published details of how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors impact the credit rating decisions for more than 1,500 individual corporate issuers.
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Governments urged to adopt ‘transformative’ approach to sustainable infrastructure
07 January 2019Governments have been urged to promote a ‘transformative’ rather than ‘incremental’ approach to climate-friendly infrastructure as a way to bring in new investors and new sources of finance.
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Infrastructure investment to soar in 2019, says Foresight
07 January 2019Infrastructure investments, including renewables, are likely to become increasingly attractive in 2019, as investors look to fend off increased market volatility, according to a survey of UK-based financial advisors.