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  • Societe Generale plans €500m green "impact bond"

    06 November 2015

    Societe Generale plans to issue a €500 million ($543 million) "impact bond" to refinance loans which have a climate impact.

  • Number of companies with emissions targets doubles, says CDP

    06 November 2015

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise has urged companies to "take swift and bold action" to address climate change, as research reveals the number of firms with emissions-reduction targets has doubled since 2010.

  • Why Zurich focusses on impact investing, as well as ESG integration

    05 November 2015

    Insurance giant Zurich has put impact investing at the heart of its responsibility strategy because, unlike environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, it can deliver immediate results, according to a strategist for the company.

  • Zurich commits $800m of $2bn green bond target

    05 November 2015

    Zurich Insurance has committed nearly $800 million of its landmark $2 billion target for investing in green bonds.

  • GIB backs £107m waste-to-energy project

    05 November 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has taken a major equity stake in a waste-to-energy plant in Northern Ireland.

  • Trade in forest-based carbon credits reaches record high

    05 November 2015

    The value of forest-based carbon credits traded last year soared 17% to a record $257 million from $219 million in 2013, according to Ecosystem Marketplace.

  • Stock exchanges group issues guidelines on ESG reporting

    04 November 2015

    The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has issued formal guidance to help stock exchanges implement stronger disclosure policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

  • NRW Bank attracts green buyers to €500m green bond

    04 November 2015

    NRW Bank has issued its third green bond, with the majority of the €500 million ($544 million) of paper sold to investors with a green or social mandate.

  • Mexico's development bank's green bond five times oversubscribed

    04 November 2015

    Mexico's development bank, Nacional Financiera (Nafin), has become the first Latin American development bank to tap the green bond market, with a five-times oversubscribed $500 million issue.

  • The Price of Climate Change

    Climate change and its risks are going mainstream. What does the raft of new rules to curb carbon emissions mean for investing? How do you reduce climate risk in portfolios?