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• Insurance supervisors support climate risk disclosure guidance

  25 July 2017

  Insurance supervisors and regulators in 16 jurisdictions have welcomed guidance on climate change risk disclosure developed by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

• CDP report says Vedanta "markedly out of line" on climate risk

  25 July 2017

  A CDP report says as much as $16 billion in emissions costs is being generated in the value chains of mining giants, including Vedanta Resources and Freeport McMoRan, as they fail to manage their own climate risk.

• Morningstar takes minority stake in Sustainalytics

  25 July 2017

  Investment research firm Morningstar has strengthened its links with Sustainalytics by taking a 40% ownership stake in the company. Financial details were not disclosed.

• University issues Australia's first sustainability bond

  25 July 2017

  Australian Catholic University (ACU) has issued a AUD200 million ($159 million) sustainability bond which is claimed to be the first to be issued globally in alignment with June's Sustainability Bond Guidelines.

• UK's £246m plans to jolt battery industry into life

  24 July 2017

  The UK Government plans to jolt new life into its battery storage industry, with a £246 million ($320 million) investment to make it a world leader.

• EU carbon market weekly update - 24 July 2017

  24 July 2017

  Warm weather in Europe, combined with stronger power prices and clean-dark spreads, should help combat the impact of high EUA auction volumes this week, says Louis Redshaw.

• BlackRock takes 49% stake in 200MW Alterra wind project

  24 July 2017

  Toronto-listed Alterra Power has sold a 49% stake in its 200MW Flat Top wind farm to a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets. The price paid was not disclosed.

• Europe's sustainable property funds have great potential, says Catella

  24 July 2017

  Real estate funds with a sustainability focus currently hold only €2.73 billion ($3.18 billion) of the €11 trillion allocated to sustainable investments in Europe, but have "considerable untapped potential", according to Swedish asset manager Catella.

• Wanted: UK green bond issuers

  24 July 2017

  As the green bond market continues to break records and investors call for more supply, Hamza Ali asks why there hasn't been more issuance out of the UK

• RobecoSAM urges investors to review electric utility sector

  24 July 2017

  Electric utilities "are no longer the safe, defensive investment instruments of yesteryear," RobecoSAM has warned investors.