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$44m water treatment bonds 'at top end' of S&P assessment
18 August 2017$44 million of unlabelled green bonds issued by a US utility for water management projects have been assigned S&P Global Ratings' highest score for their predicted positive environmental impact.
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US SIF issues five-step sustainable investment plan for DC pension sponsors
17 August 2017Recommendations to help pension plan sponsors include sustainable investments in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans have been issued by US SIF.
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Green bond round-up, 16 Aug 2017
16 August 2017Lagos State in Nigeria plans to raise NGN50 billion ($136 million) from the country's first green bond.
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NRG Yield attracting interest from several potential bidders
16 August 2017Private equity groups, infrastructure investors, a power utility and a sovereign wealth fund are said to be among the potential bidders for NRG Yield and other assets to be sold by US energy company NRG.
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Clean 200 energy efficiency companies outperform benchmark
16 August 2017The world's 200 largest publicly listed companies by total clean energy revenues outperformed their industry benchmark index by 18.1% in 2017, according to the latest Carbon Clean 200 list.
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NZ Super moves $10bn passive equities to low-carbon
16 August 2017New Zealand Super Fund has shifted its NZ$14 billion ($10 billion) global passive equity portfolio into a low-carbon strategy.
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Philippines government cedes cat risks to global reinsurers
16 August 2017The Philippines government has agreed a reinsurance programme that will cover national government assets, as well as 25 participating provinces, from up to $206 million in losses from major typhoons and earthquakes.
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Environmental standard launched to support SDGs
16 August 2017A standard to measure the progress of emission reduction projects toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been launched by Gold Standard.
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Trucost launches TCFD reporting tool
15 August 2017A tool that helps companies report in line with the FSB's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations has been launched by Trucost, part of S&P Dow Jones Indices.
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Fannie Mae returns to green MBS market
15 August 2017Fannie Mae, which provides liquidity to mortgage providers in the US, has issued its second green mortgage-backed security (MBS).