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Green bond comment, January 2019: Building a ‘big tent’ for sustainability
02 January 2019While the overall value of green bonds issued in 2018 slumped amid testing conditions in the broader debt capital markets, the combined issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds grew year-on-year to almost $200 billion.
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Green bond round-up, 2 January 2019
02 January 2019Automobile giant Toyota is set to return to the green bond market this month.
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Japanese government releases TCFD guidance
02 January 2019The Japanese Ministry of Economy and Trade (METI) has set out to spur support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), by issuing guidance on how to apply its recommendations.
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Sustainability bond issuance will surge to $220bn in 2019, says BBVA
02 January 2019Global issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds will grow by almost one-third, to $220 billion in 2019, compared with the total for last year, BBVA has predicted.
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UBS hails sustainable investing as a key strategy for 2019
02 January 2019UBS has named sustainable investing as one of its five key strategies for investors in 2019, to help tackle what it described as an "environmental credit crunch".
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Environmental Approval Regulations: Why investors should take note
28 December 2018A legal ruling in Germany could set a precedent that accelerates European coal divestment, argues Kim Schumacher
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Fast food, long-term problems
28 December 2018Investor focus on fast food companies is set to grow as a result of climate change and other environmental risks, say Brooke Barton and Aarti Ramachandran
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EU Council agrees position on low-carbon benchmarks and disclosure requirements
21 December 2018The Council of the EU has agreed its position on low-carbon benchmarks and sustainability-related disclosure requirements, signalling the start of discussions with the European Parliament to thrash out the final text.
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Banks eye opportunities in the circular economy
21 December 2018Several recent initiatives suggest the financial sector is starting get to grips with the concept of a ‘circular economy’, says Graham Cooper
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Governance quality could drive green bond outperformance, says Nomura
21 December 2018Green bonds have consistently outperformed non-green bonds in the secondary market, according to a study by Nomura Asset Management.