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Europe's sustainable property funds have great potential, says Catella
24 July 2017Real estate funds with a sustainability focus currently hold only €2.73 billion ($3.18 billion) of the €11 trillion allocated to sustainable investments in Europe, but have "considerable untapped potential", according to Swedish asset manager Catella.
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RobecoSAM urges investors to review electric utility sector
24 July 2017Electric utilities "are no longer the safe, defensive investment instruments of yesteryear," RobecoSAM has warned investors.
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EcoAct snaps up Carbon Clear
19 July 2017EcoAct, a Paris-based climate change advisory firm, has acquired Carbon Clear of the UK for an undisclosed sum.
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Investors and industry hail extension of California carbon market
19 July 2017A bipartisan vote to extend California's cap-and-trade carbon market to 2030 has been welcomed by a range of investors and industries.
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Spain's BBVA agrees green loan for Uruguay transmission project
18 July 2017Spanish bank BBVA has agreed to provide a $25 million 'green loan' to Italian energy company Terna to help it connect renewable energy projects in Uruguay to the national grid.
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EDF eyes impact bond for Louisiana wetlands project
17 July 2017Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a US advocacy group, is working on the design of an 'environmental impact bond' (EIB) to finance a coastal wetlands restoration project in Louisiana.
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Experts call for reform of financial regulation to promote sustainability
14 July 2017Regulations governing banks, insurers and asset managers should be reformed "to facilitate green and sustainable investment", according to a group of experts appointed by the European Commission.
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Aviation and Brexit threaten EU emissions target, says think tank
12 July 2017Brexit and unregulated aviation emissions could cause the EU to fall short of its 2030 commitment to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions by 40% from 1990 levels, says climate change think-tank Futureproof.
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Banks pledge to help implement recommendations of TCFD
11 July 2017Eleven large banks have committed to develop practical ways of implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Invenergy secures construction financing for 300MW Texas wind project
11 July 2017US clean energy company Invenergy has arranged construction financing for its 300MW Santa Rita wind farm in west Texas.
- 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.