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Sustainalytics CEO defends pure-play green bond
01 June 2020Sustainalytics has defended its decision to give a second party opinion to a green bond for general corporate purposes, reigniting the debate about whether so-called pure-play companies should be able to access the market.
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S&P Global ESG Scores launched
18 May 2020S&P Global has increased its presence in the increasingly competitive ESG data market, with the launch of its proprietary 'S&P Global ESG Scores'.
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Canadian firms must file TCFD reports to get Covid-19 bailout
12 May 2020Canada has made reporting climate risks a condition of receiving its Covid-19 bailout funding.
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Green bond comment, May 2020: Coronabonds
06 May 2020The raft of issuance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is another demonstration of how the bond market can be used to help tackle environmental and social problems, says Peter Cripps
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Could Generali's Green ILS framework kickstart a new market?
22 April 2020Issuing green cat bonds could help the Italian insurer to diversify its investor base, Mirko Sartori tells Peter Cripps
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Nobel prize-winning economist calls for Green Deal after Coronavirus
14 April 2020A Nobel prize-winning economist has called for a Green New Deal to help pull the global economy out of its Coronavirus torpor.
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Comment: Coronavirus and climate change
19 March 2020Covid-19 could cause emissions to fall this year, but it may hinder a crucial COP, says Peter Cripps
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Legal & General portfolio on track for 3.1°C of warming: TCFD report
12 March 2020Financial services giant Legal & General (L&G) has estimated that its current holdings of listed assets are aligned with 3.1°C of global warming.
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Updated EU taxonomy unveiled
09 March 2020The proposed taxonomy of green activities that will underpin the EU's Sustainable Finance Action Plan was updated and expanded today - and now includes criteria for climate adaptation activities.
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New Bank of England governor to push to exclude fossil fuels from its bond purchases
05 March 2020The incoming governor of the Bank of England has pledged to prioritise conversations with the UK government about stopping buying bonds from fossil fuel companies as part of its quantitative easing (QE) programme.