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Green bond Comment, June: A win-win product?
06 June 2018Green 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".
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Impact investors eye 8% growth this year, says GIIN
06 June 2018Major impact investors plan to increase their capital allocation by about 8% this year, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
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An underwriter's reflections on green bond pricing
05 June 2018There 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
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Aon commits to Principles for Sustainable Insurance
05 June 2018Aon has signed up to the UN's Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI), becoming the first insurance broker to join the initiative.
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World Bank plans new auction for carbon credits
05 June 2018The 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.
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Nippon Life invests in sustainable equity fund
05 June 2018Japanese insurer Nippon Life has launched a JPY5bn ($45.5m) equity fund that invests according to the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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EU carbon update, 4 June 2018
05 June 2018EU 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.
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Finance for Tomorrow elects new board
04 June 2018Finance 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.
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Analysts predict weaker hurricane season this summer
04 June 2018As the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season begins, forecasters predict a sharp contrast with last year which was one of the most catastrophic in recent memory.
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Swiss sustainable investment hits record levels
04 June 2018Swiss asset managers and asset owners are increasingly integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, a report from Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) has found.