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Capital Markets Union must safeguard against climate risk, says think tank
27 October 2015The European Union's plan to build a single market for capital across all 28 member states – the Capital Markets Union (CMU) – should incorporate safeguards to reduce risks arising from climate change, according to UK think tank, E3G.
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Saint Michael's College issues $20m green bond
27 October 2015Saint Michael's College in Vermont has become sixth US university to tap the green bond market this year, with its inaugural $20 million issue.
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UK's Trig in final push to complete £250m equity raise
27 October 2015The Renewables Infrastructure Group (Trig) plans to issue the final tranche in its £250 million ($383 million) equity fundraising programme.
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How Environmental And Climate Risks Factor Into Global Corporate Ratings
With climate change and severe weather events garnering rising numbers of headlines, lenders and institutional investors have become more interested in...
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Low-carbon indexes 'outperform', says report
26 October 2015Indexes reweighted in alignment with a 2˚C scenario outperformed their mainstream equivalents, according to a report.
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Anti-ESG guidance in US is repealed
26 October 2015Influential guidance that discouraged US fiduciaries from taking account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment factors has been repealed, in "a major breakthrough for responsible investment in the US".
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EU carbon market weekly update - 26 October 2015
26 October 2015The recent uptrend in EU Allowance prices is likely to continue this week, despite a fall in the clean-dark spread, says Louis Redshaw.
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Barclays rumoured to be eyeing green bond issue
26 October 2015Barclays is hoping to join the growing list of commercial banks to issue a green bond, according to market sources.
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Bluefield Solar Income Fund 'unaffected' by planned UK subsidy cuts
26 October 2015Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) remains bullish about the UK solar market despite recently-proposed cuts to subsidies for small utility-scale renewable energy.
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S&P expects increase in rating revisions due to environmental factors
26 October 2015Standard & Poor's (S&P) has made 56 rating actions in response to climate change and other environmental issues over the past two years, and expects more in future, the ratings agency revealed in a research note.