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French sovereign green bond was a 'game changer' says PGGM
19 June 2017The French government's €7 billion 22-year green bond, issued in January, was a "game changer" for Dutch pension fund PGGM, said senior investment manager Wilfried Bolt.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 19 June 2017
19 June 2017After another week of losses, the outlook for EUAs remains bearish, says Louis Redshaw
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Insurers are bystanders on climate change risk management
19 June 2017Insurers are largely bystanders when it comes to managing climate change risk in their investment portfolios, according to the latest survey by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).
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Social bonds are a 'distraction' from green bonds
19 June 2017Social bonds are a 'distraction' from green bonds, as most mainstream investors are just getting used to the latter, Ulf Erlandsson, senior portfolio manager at Swedish pension fund AP4, told Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Europe Conference.
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Sustainability in the digital age
16 June 2017Zouk Capital's Samer Salty explains his thoughts on sustainable investing, cleantech and the measurement of impact to Peter Cripps
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BoE outlines climate change response
16 June 2017The Bank of England (BoE) has outlined its response to climate change in a new report that is hoped will encourage other financial institutions to follow.
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Paris rebrands its sustainable finance initiative as Finance for Tomorrow
16 June 2017An initiative aiming to position Paris as a global leader in green finance has been rebranded to give it fresh impetus.
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JLEN to raise £40m
16 June 2017John Laing Environmental Asset Group (JLEN) is set to raise £40 million ($50 million) through a share placement to repay its credit facility and invest in a pipeline of wind, biomass and anaerobic digestion projects
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People Moves: Moody's, South Pole, RobecoSAM, Renovate, GSC
16 June 2017Henry Shilling is to retire from Moody's Investor Service at the end of the month.
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GBPs appoint first Chinese member of executive committee
15 June 2017Bank of China has become the first Chinese player to join the executive committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).