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CLP criticised for transition bond framework targeting natural gas
15 June 2020Hong-Kong based power company CLP Group has faced criticism for publishing a revised transition bond framework that still includes the construction of natural gas-fired power plants.
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Business alliance calls for major changes to UK policy following pandemic
15 June 2020UK-based business alliance The Aldersgate Group has called for a wide range of green-based policy responses to guide the economic rebuild in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Paint it brown
15 June 2020After devising a taxonomy of green activities, the EU has been called on to create a 'brown' taxonomy. Would it be a help, or an unnecessary complication, asks Christopher Marchant
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People Moves 12 June; SEB, Green Bond Principles, Pollination Capital, Bank of America, LSEG, UN Biodiversity Convention, Finance for Tomorrow, Eversheds Sutherland
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Cubico refinances solar project with €250m green loan
11 June 2020Cubico Sustainable Investments has achieved financial close on the refinancing of the 50MW Arenales concentrated solar power (CSP) project in Seville, Spain.
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Link REIT secures HK$1bn sustainability-linked loan
11 June 2020Hong Kong-based Link Asset Management Limited, manager of Link Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), has signed a five-year sustainability-linked loan of HK$1 billion ($130 million) from OCBC Bank.
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Elections leave GBP executive committee unchanged
10 June 2020All the members of the executive committee of the Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles (GBP & SBP) who were up for re-election have maintained their places.
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Industry heads call for ESG data register across EU
10 June 2020 -
Danish pension fund divests from oil companies
09 June 2020Denmark's MP Pension has divested from 24 oil companies, meaning it has now sold holdings worth a total of DKK900 million ($136 million) in oil companies.
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Norges Bank calls for 'financially material' ESG disclosure by companies
08 June 2020Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has called for the EU's Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) to require companies to disclose environmental, social and governance (ESG) data that is 'financially material' to their operations.