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$500m pair of green bonds receive highest S&P evaluation
16 October 2017Two labelled green bonds with a combined value of $500 million have received the highest score in S&P's green evaluation system.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 16 October 2017
16 October 2017An increase in the number of EU Allowances (EUAs) coming to auction this week would suggest that a further softening in prices is more likely than gains but, so far, support around €6.80 has been firm, says Louis Redshaw.
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Sustainability investing on the rise in Asia
16 October 2017After a series of meetings with asset owners in Asia, Masja Zandbergen gives her assessment of the progress being made in implementing ESG in the continent
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Impax measures equities impacts alongside SDG alignment
16 October 2017Impax Asset Management avoided 6,260 tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2) emissions for every $10 million invested in its Specialists listed equities strategy in 2016, an impact report has shown.
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Hong Kong considers possible green investment bank
16 October 2017Hong Kong is stepping up its challenge to Singapore as a centre of green finance in Asia with the launch of a 'concept paper' on the possibility of setting up a green investment bank.
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Five key reasons to invest in the SDGs
13 October 2017There are five key reasons why investors should embrace the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a report argues.
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JP Morgan is top green bond underwriter in Q3, with a string of EM deals
13 October 2017JP Morgan seized the bragging rights to the green bond underwriting market in the third quarter of 2017, helped by a series of benchmark-sized issues in emerging markets.
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People moves: La Banque Postale, Grant & Eisenhofer
13 October 2017Luisa Florez has joined La Banque Postale Asset Management as the company's head of sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) research.
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Foresight buys 117MW of Australian solar assets
13 October 2017UK-based investment manager Foresight has ramped up its exposure to the Australian solar market, purchasing a 117MW portfolio from renewables company Canadian Solar.
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More than 800 companies failing to price in carbon risk, CDP says
12 October 2017More than 800 laggards are potentially at risk from future regulatory changes for carbon emissions because they don't have a plan to use internal carbon pricing, a report by CDP has found.