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  • Financiers praise 'Positive Impact' Principles

    30 January 2017

    The Principles for Positive Impact Finance were hailed as "an important step in ... overcoming the funding gap for sustainable development" at their launch today in Paris.

  • Oekom launches ESG impact assessment service

    30 January 2017

    Oekom Research, a German sustainability ratings agency, has expanded its range of services to help investors better understand the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of their investment decisions.

  • Ulrik Ross leaves HSBC

    30 January 2017

    HSBC's global head of public sector and sustainable debt, Ulrik Ross, has left the bank, according to figures in the green bond market.

  • People moves - Standard Life, Candriam, Inspired Evolution

    27 January 2017

    Standard Life Investments has recruited Deborah Gilshan to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) team as governance and stewardship director.

  • Buffett's MidAmerican taps green bond market

    27 January 2017

    MidAmerican Energy has issued an $850 million green bond - the first from a company in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group.

  • Best performing funds of 2016: Vontobel New Power A

    27 January 2017

    In a disappointing year for clean energy funds, Vontobel found a safe harbour in grid infrastructure stocks. Pascal Dudle talks to Joe Walsh.

  • Irish parliament votes to divest from fossil fuels

    27 January 2017

    Ireland took a step closer to becoming the first country to divest its sovereign wealth from the fossil fuel industry.

  • Ontario issues biggest ever Canadian dollar-denominated green bond

    27 January 2017

    The Government of Ontario has issued a C$800 million ($610 million) green bond, the largest ever Canadian dollar-denominated issue.

  • Macquarie dismisses reports it is looking to asset-strip GIB

    26 January 2017

    Macquarie Capital has hit back at reports it will sell of the assets of the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) if it is selected as buyer.

  • Rising tide of ESG regulation highlighted in new report

    26 January 2017

    There is rising tide of environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations globally, according to a new report by Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). However, more needs to be done to improve weak implementation of these policies.