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Sustainability by proxy - Part one: Glass Lewis
25 February 2019Countless investors rely on the advice of proxy voting providers to support their investment decisions. In the first of a four-part series, Michael Hurley asks are these firms doing enough to develop their guidance on environmental issues?
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Green Climate Fund names Glemarec new executive director
25 February 2019The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has named France’s Yannick Glemarec as its new executive director, seven months after his predecessor quit.
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US consumer goods sector must up its low-carbon game, CDP says
25 February 2019Major US companies in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, including Kraft Heinz, Estée Lauder and P&G, must up their game or risk falling foul of changing consumer demands and increased environmental regulation.
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UNEP FI calls for impact investors to join legal working group
22 February 2019Investors have been invited to join a working group to develop a ‘legal framework’ for impact investing by the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
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FRR tightens coal exclusion criteria
22 February 2019France’s Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has tightened the criteria it uses to exclude coal from its investments.
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Sharia-compliant energy transition investment fund launched
21 February 2019The first Sharia-compliant investment fund looking to benefit from the energy transition has been launched.
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Glencore bows to CA100+ over coal
20 February 2019Mining giant Glencore’s pledge to curb its coal production capacity has been welcomed as a victory for investor engagement by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) members.
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Green bond round-up: Indonesia; Stora Enso; FMO;Quebec; DTE Electric; BBVA; Los Angeles MTA; Iowa; Nobina
20 February 2019The Republic of Indonesia has issued its second sovereign green sukuk. The $750 million deal pays a coupon of 3.9% and will mature in 2024.
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Investors urge steel sector to increase low-carbon tech spend
19 February 2019A network of investors with more than $32 trillion in assets says it expects companies in the highly polluting steel sector to significantly increase spending on new technologies if they are to survive the energy transition.
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Chinese institutions warned of mounting environmental litigation risk
18 February 2019Chinese financial institutions are likely to face greater risk of litigation on environmental issues this year, Beijing-based consultancy SynTao Green Finance has warned.
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Will impact investing finally take centre-stage in 2025?
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France to update green bond framework for first time in 2025
20 December 2024France is planning to update its sovereign green bond framework in the first half of 2025, which would represent the first framework update from the long-standing sovereign issuer since it launched its programme in 2017.
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SFDR categories can address vagaries of Article 8 and 9, says research
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'Ground-breaking' UK carbon capture and storage project secures £8bn financing
20 December 2024Two major 'net zero' projects linked to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the North Sea have secured a combined £8 billion ($10 billion) in project financing from around 20 banks, including Standard Chartered, BBVA and ING.