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Green bond funds struggle in tough 2018
22 February 2019In a tough year for fixed income markets, most green bond funds lagged their benchmarks. Peter Cripps and Elena K. Johansson report
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Land remediation impact fund in £100m fundraise
21 February 2019A private equity fund that will invest in regenerating contaminated urban land in the UK has started a £100 million ($130 million) fundraising round, Environmental Finance has learned.
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PRI to make TCFD reporting mandatory
18 February 2019The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is to make the kind of reporting recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD) mandatory from 2020.
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Green bond round-up: Verizon; Advanced Soltech; Klovern; NY Dormitory Authority
13 February 2019US telecommunications giant Verizon has raised $1 billion from its first green bond.
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Short-sellers 'to target weak oil & gas firms' in 2019
12 February 2019Short-sellers could start targeting the weakest oil and gas firms in 2019, as their business models come under pressure from increasingly competitive renewables.
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AI-driven ESG indexes launched
11 February 2019A family of indexes based on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven environmental, social and governance (ESG) data has been launched.
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Moody's and S&P predict another record-breaking year for green bonds
01 February 2019Moody's and S&P have both predicted that the green bond market will hit a new peak in 2019, despite bearish conditions in the broader fixed income market.
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Morningstar launches low carbon risk indexes
31 January 2019Morningstar has launched the first low-carbon indexes based on Sustainalytics' Carbon Risk Rating.
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FRC includes ESG in draft Stewardship Code
30 January 2019The UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued a draft update to its Stewardship Code, which makes it clear that makes it clear that signatories are expected to take material environmental, social and governance (ESG) into account.
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Green bond round-up, 30 January
30 January 2019Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.