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S&P expects 'significant' growth of green covered bond issues
29 June 2018S&P Global Ratings sees a "significant" growth potential for the fledgling green covered bond market.
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NY Green Bank forges ahead with plans for $1bn fundraise
28 June 2018The NY Green Bank has moved forward in its effort to raise at least $1 billion from private investors following the appointment of a strategic advisor.
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Green Bonds round-up, 27 June
27 June 2018KBC Group, a leading Belgian financial institution, has issued its first green bond – a five-year, €500 million ($600 million) transaction that was three-times oversubscribed.
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73% of German insurers' investments are 'sustainable'
27 June 2018Almost half want to make more ESG allocations
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Japan Post Insurance is sole investor in World Bank's SDG bond
27 June 2018Japan Post Insurance, a life insurance company within the Japan Post Group, was the sole investor in a sustainable development bond issued earlier this month by the World Bank.
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ESG factors increasingly relevant for fixed income investors
27 June 2018Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are clearly relevant and material for fixed income investors, according to panellists at Environmental Finance's Fixed Income & ESG conference in London.
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Swiss energy storage fund reaches final close at €252m
27 June 2018A range of European pension funds and family offices have invested in the SUSI Energy Storage Fund (SESF), helping it reach €252 million ($293 million) by its final close.
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France raises €4 billion from latest tap of Green OAT
27 June 2018The French government has raised a further €4 billion in green finance from the latest tap of its pioneering green sovereign bond (OAT).
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Japan Bank for International Cooperation eyes ESG investments
26 June 2018The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) wants to join "the global ESG movement" by investing in next generation infrastructure, according to incoming president Tadashi Maeda.
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Economic case for ESG investing is valid, says Swiss Re
26 June 2018Insurance giant Swiss Re, which in July 2017 committed to using benchmarks based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, rather than market-capitalisation, has concluded that "the economic case for ESG investing is a valid one."