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Dai-Ichi Life invests $200m in green and sustainability bonds
01 July 2019Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY21.6 billion ($200 million) in green and sustainability bonds issued by two development banks.
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LGIM calls for bonds to back sustainable palm oil
19 June 2019Investors would welcome specific bonds that help finance the growth of sustainable palm oil, according to Meryam Omi, head of sustainability at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).
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Insurers should analyse climate change scenarios in Solvency II reports, says regulator
04 June 2019The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has launched a consultation into sustainability risk, and is warning of a "pressing need" for insurers to identify and assess the impact of risks related to climate change.
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AllianceBernstein launches two SDG funds
21 May 2019Insurance clients particularly interested in Sustainable Global Thematic Credit Portfolio fund
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Folksam Life cuts carbon footprint of equities holdings by a fifth
09 May 2019Swedish insurer reduces exposure to carbon heavy industries as it halves the number of companies it holds shares in
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Dai-Ichi Life makes JPY1bn impact investment
26 March 2019Japanese insurer Dai-Ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY1billion ($90 million) in an energy venture fund as part of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment programme.
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NNIP grows sustainable and impact assets by 53%
18 March 2019NN Investment Partners (NNIP) grew assets under management (AuM) in 'sustainable' and 'impact' funds and mandates by 53% in 2018, up to €16.5 billion ($18.7 billion).
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UN and Allianz calls for joined up ESG integration on both sides of insurers balance sheet
27 February 2019UN PSI and German insurer Allianz launch new guide
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Allianz buys its second solar farm in Portugal
21 December 2018Bringing its equity investments in the renewable energy sector to nine solar farms and 83 wind parks
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Insurance & Climate Risk EMEA conference: It's no longer about the obstacles but about the opportunities
04 December 2018ESG investment needs to be more forward looking, panellists warn
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- AI data company Auquan raises $4.5m with aim to automate ESG reporting
- BNP Paribas: US utility green bond issuance 'may rise 50%' in 2025
- Finance emerges as battleground at COP16
- Brookfield buys into four UK offshore wind farms
- EU-China common ground taxonomy to be expanded at COP29
- Co-benefits focus 'a problem' in VCM, says Integrity Council
- World-first disclosure standards for public sector climate reporting unveiled
- US, Canada sustainable bond issuers 'diverging' on sustainability policies and impact
- Webinar: Vague definition of greenwashing deters 'transition' finance
- Barbados 'set to launch $300m water-focused debt swap'
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Sustainable bonds 'more attractive' to investors if primary spend is clear, says APG
01 November 2024Sustainable bond issuers have been urged to make it clear to investors where they primarily intend to allocate spending, according to pension fund investment firm APG - even if such guidance has to be qualitative rather than quantitative.
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European Leaders at COP16 are Helping Protect Indigenous Lands
01 November 2024Protecting 30% of the Earth should not mean expelling Indigenous Peoples and local communities from their land, write Dr. James C. Deutsch and Dr. Viviana Figueroa
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From COP to coop
01 November 2024While COP16 is important, it is also worth paying attention to a bond issue from a UK chicken producer, write Ulf Erlandsson and Trisha Hutchinson
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Impact could top 15% of UK's total AUM by 2030, investors predict
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Gaps remain despite progress on PAI reporting, as regulators told to step up scrutiny
01 November 2024Gaps remain in financial institutions' reporting of the 'principal adverse impacts' (PAIs) of investments, and despite gradual improvements in some areas EU regulators were told to "increasingly challenge" investors on their reporting.