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Canada Pension Plan issues country's largest green bond
14 June 2018The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), which manages the $356.1 billion Canada Pension Plan, has issued a green bond worth CAD1.5 billion ($1.2 billion).
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Development bank finance for climate projects jumps 28%
14 June 2018Financing of climate-related projects by multilateral development banks (MDBs) soared 28% last year to a record high of $35.2 billion.
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Members of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance announced
13 June 2018The European Commission has announced the members of its Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.
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Green bond round-up, 13 June 2018
13 June 2018DNB Boligkreditt, a subsidiary of Norwegian bank DNB, has raised €1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) from its first green covered bond.
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Macquarie completes £500m Green Loan Principle-aligned issue
13 June 2018Macquarie has become the first financial institution to issue in line with regional Green Loan Principles (GLPs), it claimed, following its issue of £500 million ($666 million) in green notes.
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Venture firm raises $350m to digitise traditional industries
13 June 2018G2VP, a new venture capital firm, which aims to "unlock previously unidentified paths to sustainability and resource efficiency" has raised $350 million for its first fund.
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CPPIB plans first pension fund green bond
12 June 2018The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) plans to issue a green bond, making it the first pension fund to do so, it claimed.
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Proposed EU taxonomy 'potentially a massive waste of time', says UK investor
12 June 2018The EU's proposed taxonomy of sustainable finance "will potentially be a massive waste of time" because of the long time needed to create it, said Ashley Hamilton Claxton, head of responsible investments at Royal London Asset Management (RLAM).
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EU carbon update, 11 June
12 June 2018The outlook for EU Allowance prices remains bearish, says Louis Redshaw, because of large auction volumes this week and anticipated activity in the options market.
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EU sustainability taxonomy could hinder market, says thinktank
11 June 2018The European Commission’s proposed taxonomy for sustainability could hinder growth of investments in the area, according to the founder of a Europe-based thinktank.