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Time for investors in Asia's meat and dairy industries to 'step up to the plate'
14 August 2017Investors in Asia's meat, seafood and dairy industries "face a range of badly managed sustainability risks with significant potential to derail returns," a report has warned.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 14 August 2017
14 August 2017A mixed week for carbon as it spent time in both negative and positive territory before, as expected, ultimately ending the week flat at €5.40.
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CBA to face shareholder resolution on climate commitment
14 August 2017A shareholder resolution will be lodged against Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to protest against its climate change position statement, which was branded a failure that "falls well short" of the bank's climate commitments.
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IFC's Hartwick joins AIIB
14 August 2017Evelyn Hartwick is to move from the IFC's Treasury department to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
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Contact Energy launches $1.3b green borrowing initiative
14 August 2017New Zealand utility Contact Energy has created a 'green borrowing programme' to provide NZ$1.8 billion ($1.3 billion) of funding for renewables projects.
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People Moves: LPFA, PBOC
11 August 2017The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has made two hires to help it follow through on its fossil fuel divestment policy.
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ABN Amro to offer cheap mortgages for energy efficiency upgrades
11 August 2017Dutch lender ABN Amro said it will offer reduced interest rates to help homeowners increase the energy efficiency of their homes.
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Insurers under fire for underwriting coal industry
11 August 2017Divesting from coal companies while continuing to underwrite them is a 'blind spot' of insurers' climate policies, according to campaigners. Cintia Cheong investigates what four insurers are doing about it
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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.