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  • Green bond round-up, 6 June 2018

    06 June 2018

    The Bank of China (BoC) has issued one green and one sustainability bond at the same time, marking the first dual issuance of this sort.

  • Green bond Comment, June: A win-win product?

    06 June 2018

    Green bond enthusiasts received a sharp 'reality check' last month, when they heard that Hiro Mizuno, chief investment officer of the world's largest pension fund, regards them as a "lose-lose product".

  • Impact investors eye 8% growth this year, says GIIN

    06 June 2018

    Major impact investors plan to increase their capital allocation by about 8% this year, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).

  • An underwriter's reflections on green bond pricing

    05 June 2018

    There has been much discussion about whether green bonds command a 'greenium', but is it time to look at the argument from a different perspective, asks Jacob Michaelsen

  • Aon commits to Principles for Sustainable Insurance

    05 June 2018

    Aon has signed up to the UN's Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI), becoming the first insurance broker to join the initiative.

  • World Bank plans new auction for carbon credits

    05 June 2018

    The World Bank has teamed up with the German government to buy carbon credits from private sector companies with projects that reduce emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from nitric acid production facilities.

  • Nippon Life invests in sustainable equity fund

    05 June 2018

    Japanese insurer Nippon Life has launched a JPY5bn ($45.5m) equity fund that invests according to the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs).

  • EU carbon update, 4 June 2018

    05 June 2018

    EU Allowance prices are likely to continue to struggle this week, amid high volatility, says Louis Redshaw. However, the underlying uptrend remains strong, despite negative fundamental factors.

  • Finance for Tomorrow elects new board

    04 June 2018

    Finance for Tomorrow – an initiative to promote Paris as a centre of sustainable finance – has elected a new board to serve for two years as it begins the second phase of its development.

  • Analysts predict weaker hurricane season this summer

    04 June 2018

    As the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season begins, forecasters predict a sharp contrast with last year which was one of the most catastrophic in recent memory.