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UK pensions advised to pursue decarbonisation with climate risk checklist
26 April 2018A checklist for pension fund trustees to consider climate risk in their investments has been launched which encourages UK schemes to adopt targets for reducing carbon-intensive holdings and consider divestment.
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Voting begins for EF's Deals of the Year awards
25 April 2018A new category of 'Loan of the Year' has been added to Environmental Finance Deals of the Year awards.
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Climate-related risk will dent oil company valuation by 2020, fund managers predict
25 April 2018About 90% of fund managers expect that the valuation of international oil companies (IOCs) will drop 'significantly' within two years because of energy transition risks such as new legislation, a survey of organisations with more than $13 trillion in combined assets has found.
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Green bond round-up, 25 April
25 April 2018More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.
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Newton IM launches second sustainable fund of 2018
25 April 2018Newton Investment Management (Newton IM) has expanded its sustainable offering with the launch of a new fund.
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Morgan Stanley commits $250bn to low-carbon solutions
25 April 2018Morgan Stanley has committed to help provide $250 billion in low-carbon solutions by 2030, including sustainable bonds, renewable energy and clean-tech financing.
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Deutsche Bank launches 'big data' tool to rate companies' ESG profile
25 April 2018A tool that uses 'big data' to rate 5,000 companies' performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has been launched by Deutsche Bank.
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Could blockchain save the planet?
24 April 2018Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are notoriously energy-intensive. But the blockchain technology they rely on could give a boost to environmental markets, experts believe. Graham Cooper reports.
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Renewables investment by oil majors is 'incremental rather than radical', Fitch says
24 April 2018Public pressure is driving renewables investments by oil majors but this will not be a radical step in the transition away from traditional business, Fitch Ratings says.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 23 April 2018
24 April 2018A volatile week is in prospect after last week's sell-off and a further decline in EU Allowance prices is likely, says Louis Redshaw