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Green bond round-up - 11 April
11 April 2018The government of Lithuania has announced plans to issue a sovereign green bond "at the end of April" to finance a 10-year, €68 million ($84 million), loan to the country's Public Investment Development Agency to fund renovations of 156 multi-apartment buildings that improve energy efficiency and reduce heating costs.
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CDSB updates framework to be TCFD-aligned
11 April 2018The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has revamped its framework for environmental reporting to align with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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UBS goes green in Asia with new portfolio
10 April 2018UBS has launched what it claims to be the first Asian portfolio to solely invest in stocks and bonds with a good sustainability record.
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Jupiter goes "fully ESG" with new global sustainable equities fund
09 April 2018Jupiter has launched its first fund for institutional investors that will fully integrate strategic environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process.
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Cement companies need to ramp up their emissions reductions, CDP says
09 April 2018Cement companies need to more than double their emissions reductions if they are to align with the Paris agreement, a report has claimed.
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People moves: Carbon Tracker Initiative, CalPERS, PGGM and BMO Global Asset Management
06 April 2018Mark Lewis has left Barclays to become the new head of research and managing director of Carbon Tracker Initiative.
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RobecoSAM wins sub-advisory mandate for Japanese EV strategy
06 April 2018Japanese asset manager Daiwa SB Investments has mandated RobecoSAM as sub-advisor for its electric vehicle-focused strategy.
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Barclays launches discounted green home mortgage
06 April 2018Barclays has responded to the UK government's Green Finance Taskforce recommendation to boost the growth of green finance with the launch of the Barclays Green Home Mortgage.
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Renovate America completes first sale of Benji loans
05 April 2018Renovate America has sold a portfolio of home improvement loans to an undisclosed North American regional bank.
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Green bond round-up, 4 April 2018
04 April 2018Green bond round-up, 4 April 2018
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- EU's von der Leyen calls for a price on nature
- SFDR and SDR both miss key sustainability distinctions, CFA says
- Franco-German transition plans work can inform credibility assessments, France's IFD says
- Net outflows accelerate for Article 9 funds
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Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
19 September 2024Bloomberg has launched a product it says can help investors judge the credibility of companies' transition plans and targets, with data covering an initial 24,000 companies.
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The 2024 AGM season showed us the power of a vote
18 September 2024Dual-class share structures skew voting outcomes and insulate company management from the views of independent shareholders and the discipline of the market, writes Caroline Escott
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Sustainable passive overtakes active for first time, FTSE Russell asset owner survey finds
18 September 2024Passive investments are becoming the most popular way for asset owners to implement sustainability strategies, a survey by FTSE Russell has found.
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'We're seeing more brown discounting than green premiums' in Asia, says Actis
18 September 2024'Green premiums' that boost the valuations of energy transition-focused investments are not as visible in the emerging markets, one sustainable infrastructure investor has claimed.
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Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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