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$44m water treatment bonds 'at top end' of S&P assessment
18 August 2017$44 million of unlabelled green bonds issued by a US utility for water management projects have been assigned S&P Global Ratings' highest score for their predicted positive environmental impact.
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US SIF issues five-step sustainable investment plan for DC pension sponsors
17 August 2017Recommendations to help pension plan sponsors include sustainable investments in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans have been issued by US SIF.
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Clean 200 energy efficiency companies outperform benchmark
16 August 2017The world's 200 largest publicly listed companies by total clean energy revenues outperformed their industry benchmark index by 18.1% in 2017, according to the latest Carbon Clean 200 list.
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Environmental standard launched to support SDGs
16 August 2017A standard to measure the progress of emission reduction projects toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been launched by Gold Standard.
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Trucost launches TCFD reporting tool
15 August 2017A tool that helps companies report in line with the FSB's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations has been launched by Trucost, part of S&P Dow Jones Indices.
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CBA to face shareholder resolution on climate commitment
14 August 2017A shareholder resolution will be lodged against Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to protest against its climate change position statement, which was branded a failure that "falls well short" of the bank's climate commitments.
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Contact Energy launches $1.3b green borrowing initiative
14 August 2017New Zealand utility Contact Energy has created a 'green borrowing programme' to provide NZ$1.8 billion ($1.3 billion) of funding for renewables projects.
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Green bond issuance for cities climbs more than half in 2017
07 August 2017Green bonds issued to fund climate-smart cities grew to $10 billion in the first half of 2017, a rise of 61% on the same period in 2016, according to a report.
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People Moves: MSCI, Acciona, CBL, NatureBank
04 August 2017Mervyn Tang has been appointed head of the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, by MSCI's ESG Research business.
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Conergy acquisition to spark Australian solar battery storage growth
04 August 2017Two US private equity funds have acquired solar energy company Conergy Asia, with plans to develop 1GW of combined solar-battery projects in Australia alone.
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Persefoni to launch carbon footprinting tool after raising $23m
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Why nature can't wait for capital
28 March 2025It's time to bring high-integrity carbon projects to the forefront, and leave behind approaches that prioritise carbon accounting over genuine nature restoration, writes Tim Ferraro
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Indian muni issuers still 'missing green bond potential'
28 March 2025Indian municipal issuers are still missing the opportunity to issue green bonds with only a "small" proportion of the debt raised for potentially green-eligible projects being labelled as such,...
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Axa IM 'downgrades' and 'may reduce exposure to' companies that weakened climate targets
28 March 2025European fund management giant Axa Investment Managers has "downgraded" companies that weakened their decarbonisation targets and is considering selling some of its holdings in these companies due to perceived increased risk, a sustainability head said.
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SEC ends defence of climate rule in 'backward step for investors'
28 March 2025The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ended defence of its own climate disclosure rule, signalling a major blow to hopes it could be saved from legal challenges.