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Big four audit firms under spotlight on climate reporting
19 September 2018The ‘big four’ audit firms have been challenged to explain their failure to flag deficiencies in companies’ climate risk reporting.
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SGD1.2bn green loan for Singapore building issued
18 September 2018The first syndicated, secured green loan in South East Asia has been issued, raising SGD1.2 billion ($900 million) to help fund an environmentally-friendly green building in Singapore.
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Financial centres set out principles for sustainability taxonomies
18 September 2018The International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) has set out ten principles that sustainability taxonomies should meet to avoid increasing transaction costs for financial institutions and to avoid policy confusion.
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Global Climate Action Summit - three key takeaways
18 September 2018Last week's Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in California saw CEOs, investors, political leaders and celebrities step up global action on climate change. Paul Simpson looks at three of the hottest topics
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EU carbon market update, 17 September 2018
17 September 2018Louis Redshaw reflects on a week of extreme volatility for EU allowances
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Wrap-up of sustainable finance stories from San Francisco
17 September 2018Wrap-up of sustainable finance stories from San Francisco
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ING adopts science-based targets
17 September 2018Dutch bank ING said it will adopt science-based targets to steer its €500 billion ($580 billion) lending portfolio towards a low-carbon future.
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PKA makes 10% renewables pledge
17 September 2018Danish pension fund Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA) has pledged to ramp up its investments in renewable energy to 10% of the value of its portfolio by 2020.
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Interview: Fiona Reynolds outlines some key announcements from PRI in Person
17 September 2018The CEO of the PRI explains why the organisation is launching a 'leaders group' and awards for its signatories. Peter Cripps reports
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Aviva backs calls for IOSCO to raise climate standards
17 September 2018Aviva Investors has added its voice to calls for the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to do more to tackle climate risk when it meets this week.