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Low-energy buildings take most of KfW's 2019 green bond proceeds
06 April 2020Energy efficient buildings took more than 79% of the allocated proceeds from the €8.1 billon ($8.8 billion) of green bonds issued by German development bank KfW in 2019. The remaining 21% went to renewable energy projects. Nine in ten of all the projects were based in Germany, with the rest in other OECD countries.
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Most stock exchanges now offer guidance on ESG reporting
06 April 2020More than half of global stock exchanges provide guidance on the reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, according to the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative.
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Folksam snaps up more Covid-19 bonds
06 April 2020Swedish insurance company Folksam has invested a further SEK1billion ($99 million), on top of the SEK700 million announced last month, in bonds aimed at alleviating the social and economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Covid-19 slams the brakes on green bond issuance
01 April 2020Issuance of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds slowed dramatically in the first three months of 2020, as the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy became clear.
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Sweden's Kommuninvest in latest green bond agreement with GPIF
30 March 2020Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) - the world's largest pension fund - has announced another significant partnership in its efforts "to promote and develop sustainable capital markets".
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Green bonds provide easiest route to an ESG strategy, says Mirova
25 March 2020Green bonds offer investors the "easiest and most direct way" of starting an environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, according to Mirova portfolio manager Bertrand Rocher.
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Bond round-up: Engie, IFC, Trio Investment
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GPIF agrees to support KfW green bond programme
25 March 2020Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has partnered with German development bank KfW to promote and develop the green bond market and to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessments into other fixed income investments.
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European cities strengthen their lead in green finance
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Investors warned about rate of change in ESG materiality
24 March 2020
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- EU's von der Leyen calls for a price on nature
- SFDR and SDR both miss key sustainability distinctions, CFA says
- Franco-German transition plans work can inform credibility assessments, France's IFD says
- Net outflows accelerate for Article 9 funds
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Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
19 September 2024Bloomberg has launched a product it says can help investors judge the credibility of companies' transition plans and targets, with data covering an initial 24,000 companies.
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The 2024 AGM season showed us the power of a vote
18 September 2024Dual-class share structures skew voting outcomes and insulate company management from the views of independent shareholders and the discipline of the market, writes Caroline Escott
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Sustainable passive overtakes active for first time, FTSE Russell asset owner survey finds
18 September 2024Passive investments are becoming the most popular way for asset owners to implement sustainability strategies, a survey by FTSE Russell has found.
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'We're seeing more brown discounting than green premiums' in Asia, says Actis
18 September 2024'Green premiums' that boost the valuations of energy transition-focused investments are not as visible in the emerging markets, one sustainable infrastructure investor has claimed.
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Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
18 September 2024