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Mexico City airport green bonds could reach $6bn
01 August 2017The green bond programme from Mexico City Airport Trust could reach $6 billion by 2020, according to S&P Global.
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Integrated reporting campaign targets investors
31 July 2017The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) aims this year to increase demand from mainstream investors for improved corporate governance, longer-term thinking and sustainability reporting.
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Responsible investment surges 9% in Australia
27 July 2017Assets managed according to 'responsible investment' (RI) principles in Australia increased 9% last year and now represent 44% of all assets professionally managed in the country.
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Canada's La Caisse pays C$287m for Boralex stake
27 July 2017Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse), one of Canada's major institutional investors, has paid C$287.5 million ($229.5 million) for a 17.3% stake in renewables company Boralex.
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US impact investors announce plans to expand the market
27 July 2017A US group of impact investors, formed last year, has agreed a new mandate to enable it to advocate for favourable policies, catalyse the flow of impact capital, and expand impact investing globally.
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IFC discloses details of first green 'Kauri' bond
27 July 2017The first green bond from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to be denominated in New Zealand dollars will be a ten-year issue for a minimum of NZD100 million ($75 million), the issuer said.
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Green Bond round-up, 26 July 2017
26 July 2017IFC to issue first 'Kauri' New Zealand green bond
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Morningstar takes minority stake in Sustainalytics
25 July 2017Investment research firm Morningstar has strengthened its links with Sustainalytics by taking a 40% ownership stake in the company. Financial details were not disclosed.
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University issues Australia's first sustainability bond
25 July 2017Australian Catholic University (ACU) has issued a AUD200 million ($159 million) sustainability bond which is claimed to be the first to be issued globally in alignment with June's Sustainability Bond Guidelines.
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BlackRock takes 49% stake in 200MW Alterra wind project
24 July 2017Toronto-listed Alterra Power has sold a 49% stake in its 200MW Flat Top wind farm to a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets. The price paid was not disclosed.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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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.