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Green bond round-up, 12 June 2019
12 June 2019The US Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) plans to enter the green bond market with a new commercial mortgage-backed security programme.
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AXA IM pens 'transition bond guidelines'
12 June 2019AXA Investment Managers has penned guidelines for issuing 'transition bonds', arguing that the development of this new asset class is necessary to stop the green bond market being undermined.
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Voluntary carbon market could put an end to claims of 'climate neutrality'
11 June 2019Companies that buy emissions offsets in the voluntary carbon market may no longer be able to claim the transactions make them "carbon neutral", according to a consultation document drawn up by several market players.
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Impact fund to target women in sub-Saharan Africa
10 June 2019A fund is being raised that will invest in small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on helping women in rural areas.
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Pension funds back Impax, as AUM hits £13.7bn
06 June 2019Allocations from pension funds helped push Impax Asset Management's assets to a fresh peak, with an expected mandate from California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) set to provide a further boost.
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Green bond comment, June 2019: Three reasons to be cheerful
05 June 2019There has been a flurry of good news from the green, social and sustainability bond market in recent months. Here are three reasons to be cheerful.
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London Stock Exchange Group buys Beyond Ratings
03 June 2019The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has bought Paris-based Beyond Ratings, but will scrap its acquisition's fledgling credit rating agency business to focus on its capabilities in environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and analytics.
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EXCLUSIVE: EU's TEG broadens taxonomy to include 'transition' activities
31 May 2019The EU's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) has broadened the scope of its taxonomy to include activities that help transition to a net-zero economy by 2050, in a move that opens the door to some fossil fuels and internal combustion engines, Environmental Finance has learned.
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GIIN launches revamped investment impact managing system
21 May 2019A new tool aims to help investors better measure the impact of their activity, representing a "huge leap forward" for the industry.
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Sovereign green bonds are here to stay, says Ireland's NTMA
21 May 2019Green bonds will become a critical part of the sovereign fixed income market because they will help investors judge a country's strategy to shift to a low-carbon economy, according to Ireland's National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA).