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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Polymetal and Fortune REIT
05 November 2020Polymetal seals first green loan for a Russian miner
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Bond round-up: Kookmin, China Industrial Bank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry ... and more
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Green bond comment, November: Time is ripe for sovereigns to finally step up
04 November 2020Sovereign green bonds experienced a bumper September, with several new issuers, but Ahren Lester argues other hesitant sovereigns should step-up ahead of COP26 next year to light up this potentially significant market
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Industrial Bank issues second 'blue bond' in China
03 November 2020The Hong Kong branch of China Industrial Bank (IB) has issued a 'blue bond', which was nearly five times oversubscribed, just a few weeks after the maiden blue bond in the country was announced.
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$42bn Australian pension fund settles climate court case
02 November 2020The AUD60 billion ($42 billion) Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) pension fund has settled a court case brought against it by a member over its handling of climate change risk, which could spark further legal climate challenges at pension fund managers.
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News round-up: REST settles climate case, Solarcentury acquired, Equinor net-zero pledge ... and more
02 November 2020 -
News Round Up: Sustainable fund assets surge, renewables 'unattractive', KKR India push
30 October 2020Sustainable fund assets surge a fifth in the third quarter
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Investors turn to engagement, best-in-class firms to counter greenwashing
30 October 2020The majority of institutional investors are turning to active engagement and 'best-in-class' positive selection as key investment approaches to integrate sustainability and counter 'greenwashing,' according to a survey by Schroders Investment Management.
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Hedge funds at 'tipping point' as two-fifths integrate ESG into investments
30 October 2020The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) at hedge funds has reached a "tipping point" according to a report by BNP Paribas.
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Etihad Airways issues 'world's first transition sukuk'
29 October 2020United Arab Emirates (UAE)-owned Etihad Airways has issued a five-year $600 million sustainability-linked 'transition' sukuk, believed to be the first of its kind in the world and the first sustainability-linked bond in the airline industry.