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NGO launches project to encourage sustainable fish finance
13 March 2017A new project to investigate the role of financial institutions in the global fishing industry, in particular the exploitation of wild fish stocks, is being planned by the NGO behind the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).
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RGGI price slump prompts calls for reform
13 March 2017Emission allowances in the latest auction held by the northeastern US carbon market slumped to a three-year low, prompting renewed calls for a substantial reform of the market.
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Butendiek wind farm closes €950m refinancing deal
10 March 2017The owners of the 288MW Butendiek offshore wind farm have agreed a refinancing package for the project, involving more than €950 million ($1 billion) of senior debt.
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Credit Agricole assigns $2bn to green projects following securitisation
07 March 2017Credit Agricole plans to deploy $2 billion of new lending to a range of 'green' projects as a result of a novel securitisation deal.
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IFC streamlines its social bond programme
06 March 2017The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is combining its two 'socially responsible' bond programmes to enable it to issue more 'benchmark' size social bonds.
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Swiss investment firm reveals details of green bond fund
01 March 2017A Swiss asset manager, with more than SFR220 billion ($218 billion) under management, has launched a fund dedicated to investments in 'climate bonds'.
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Trading in European renewables certificates rises 80% in five years
28 February 2017Demand for renewable energy 'Guarantees of Origin' (GOs) in Europe has risen by more than 80% between 2011 and 2016, according to industry statistics.
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UK solar assets outshine wind for UK yieldcos in H2
27 February 2017Sunshine levels in the UK were more beneficial for renewables investors than wind conditions, in the second half of 2016, according to results from UK yieldcos.
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UN climate chief calls on finance sector to show sustainability leadership
23 February 2017The finance industry should adopt a leading role in promoting sustainable development, according to the head of the UN's office on climate change.
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Sandor reflects on development of environmental markets
22 February 2017Richard Sandor, a pioneer of environmental markets, has published a collection of articles recounting the development of carbon trading in the US, Europe and China and similar markets for combatting acid rain and improving water quality.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- 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
- 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.