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French banks are en marche in July green bond underwriting table
11 August 2017BNP Paribas emerged as the biggest green bond underwriter in July, as French banks continued their assault on the high-profile market in a bid to seize the bragging rights from their American rivals.
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Insurers' three priorities to help meet SDGs
10 August 2017The insurance sector should focus on three priority areas to help meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a report argues.
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ESG-themed ETFs see record inflows
09 August 2017Environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed exchange-traded products attracted record inflows in July.
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Green bond round-up, 9 August 2017
09 August 2017The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued its eighth green bond, raising $1.25 billion.
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Reflections on the HLEG report
09 August 2017The EU's High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance issued its interim report last month. One of the members of the group, Flavia Micilotta, outlines some of her key takeaways.
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Cubico closes $450m of renewables projects in Mexico
09 August 2017Cubico Sustainable Investments has raised $450 million in debt for the construction of 600MW of renewables projects in Mexico.
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GIP takes 50% stake in second offshore wind farm
09 August 2017Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) of the US has agreed to pay Dong Energy €1.17 billion ($1.37 billion) for a 50% stake in the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.
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Two major LatAm wind deals reach financial close
09 August 2017Two major wind deals in Latin America, both involving emerging markets private equity firm Actis, have reached financial close.
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CBA climate change case could have 'global ramifications'
09 August 2017A legal challenge against Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) for inadequate disclosure of climate change risks in its 2016 annual report could have worldwide repercussions, lawyers warned.
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Record numbers of votes in voluntary carbon market survey
09 August 2017Record numbers of votes have been cast in Environmental Finance's annual survey of the voluntary carbon market.