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Green Loan Principles could define "new shape of green finance"
23 March 2018A newly-launched set of Green Loan Principles could prove a key catalyst to develop a robust green lending market, according to law firm White & Case.
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Changing investors' views on farm animal welfare
23 March 2018Farm animal welfare is increasingly being seen as a material issue for businesses and investors, say Rory Sullivan and Nicky Amos
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KBI's water fund contributes to seven SDGs
22 March 2018KBI Global Investors has measured the impact of its water strategy, and found it contributes to seven of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Oil and gas transition laggards risk "run for green" in mid-2020s, says report
22 March 2018Oil companies that invest in green assets before 2020 are likely to outperform peers and avoid a risk-intense "rush for green" in the 2020s, according to the results of a 2°C transition 'wargame'.
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Green bonds round-up, 21 March 2018
21 March 2018The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has priced its second 'social inclusion' bond. The €500 million ($614 million), seven-year bond carries a coupon of 0.375% and an issue price of 99.149%, giving a spread of 21 basis points below the mid-swaps rate.
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Climate-related disclosure: a new dawn
21 March 2018Numerous developments are helping to drive improvements in corporate reporting of non-financial issues and to raise investor expectations, says Adams Koshy.
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Most parts of EU's action plan rely on a clear taxonomy, Dombrovskis says
21 March 2018A strong and clear taxonomy across Europe is fundamental for the successful implementation of the European Commission's sustainable finance action plan, a senior politician has said.
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TPI hails watershed moment for investors in oil and gas
21 March 2018A Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) study of disclosures by Shell, Total and Petrobras can "fundamentally change the game" for investors hoping to pressure oil majors into reducing their carbon emissions.
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First publicly issued C-PACE bond expected 'within weeks'
21 March 2018The first publicly issued Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-Pace) bond is expected to be sold in May, Environmental Finance has learned.
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UK-China group eyes overseas sales of green Chinese ABS
21 March 2018Developing an international market in asset-backed securities (ABS) based on Chinese green loans is one of four priorities for the China-UK Green Finance Taskforce, said Ma Jun, chairman of China's Green Finance Committee (GFC).