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Green bond Comment, June: A win-win product?
06 June 2018Green bond enthusiasts received a sharp 'reality check' last month, when they heard that Hiro Mizuno, chief investment officer of the world's largest pension fund, regards them as a "lose-lose product".
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World Bank plans new auction for carbon credits
05 June 2018The World Bank has teamed up with the German government to buy carbon credits from private sector companies with projects that reduce emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from nitric acid production facilities.
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Investors press politicians to facilitate more low-carbon investment
04 June 2018Leading institutional investors have called on national governments to act more urgently to spur private sector capital into low-carbon investments.
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How covered green bonds can help deliver NDCs
01 June 2018A 'prototype' covered green bond has been prepared that could help developing countries meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Junji Hatano explains.
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Hedge funds increase allocations to responsible investments
30 May 2018Hedge funds have already allocated at least $59 billion in line with 'responsible investment' (RI) principles, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
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Green bond round-up, 30 May
30 May 2018The Asia-Pacific green bond market is poised for significant growth, with some $600 billion of new issues expected over the next five years, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).
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Amundi creates position of chief responsible investment officer
29 May 2018Amundi has appointed Stanislas Pottier to the new position of chief responsible investment officer.
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RGGI carbon prices fail to hold on to Q3 gains
29 May 2018The price of emission allowances in the US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has slipped back below $4 in the secondary market in recent weeks after surging to $4.65 in August on news of planned rule changes.
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Carbon market eyes blockchain benefits
24 May 2018Blockchain technology could help grow the carbon credit market, while also making it more transparent and secure, according to advocates at the Innovate4Climate conference in Frankfurt.
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Green bond experts rebut GPIF charge they are a 'lose-lose' product
23 May 2018A valuable benefit of green bonds is that they enable fixed income investors to 'engage' with issuers on topics such as climate change, as is already common practice in the equity markets, according to Frederic Samama, co-head of institutional clients coverage at Amundi Asset Management.
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.