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People moves: CalPERS, FCLTGlobal, NNIP, Lightsource BP, ALLCOT Colombia
18 January 2019Elisabeth Bourqui has resigned as chief operating investment officer at public pension fund California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), after less than eight months in office.
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Q&A: The TEG's report on climate-related reporting
17 January 2019Elena K. Johansson talks to experts about the implications of a report by the EU's Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance on disclosures for companies and investors.
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Canadian report sets out three-year-pathway for mandatory climate disclosure
17 January 2019Sustainable investments of private investors can only flow if governments provide certainty about investment conditions and make climate disclosure mandatory, a report said.
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Barclays' energy policy backs tar sand projects with 'big money', say campaigners
16 January 2019Barclays' revised energy policy has been criticised by environmental pressure groups as underwhelming in ambition, as it provides "big money" for tar sand projects.
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Top lead managers of 2018 predict buoyant green, social and sustainability bond market
15 January 2019The biggest underwriters in the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market in 2018 have predicted a strong year of issuance.
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Circularity Capital closes upsized equity fund at £60m
14 January 2019Circularity Capital has reached a £60 million ($77 million) final close for an equity fund – smashing its £50 million target.
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EU Parliament votes for supervisors to consider sustainability factors
11 January 2019A proposal that could empower European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to include sustainability risks when monitoring financial institutions has won a key vote in the European Parliament.
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HSBC predicts up to $250bn in green, social and sustainability bonds in 2019
10 January 2019HSBC expects a boost in supply of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds in 2019, with as much as $250 billion in total GSS bonds, up from $199.5 billion in 2018.
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UK's Green Finance Institute begins hunt for its first CEO
10 January 2019The City of London has begun the search for a CEO of its Green Finance Institute, to take up the post in the summer of 2019.
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AIIB sets up $500m infrastructure bond fund
09 January 2019The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is creating a $500m corporate infrastructure bond fund.