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Carney launches Climate Financial Risk Forum
28 September 2018The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is to step up its oversight of climate change after a survey revealed that only 10% of banks are treating the issue as a strategic risk.
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Comment: Could Warren Buffett be wrong?
24 September 2018Peter Cripps asks whether the great Warren Buffett could have been wrong when he said insurers don't need to worry about climate change.
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Nuveen charts course for zero carbon real estate portfolio
24 September 2018US asset manager Nuveen is developing a 'route map' to show how to make its real estate equity portfolio net zero-carbon by 2050.
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Bank loans for green project finance have lower default risk than non-green, finds Moody's
19 September 2018Project finance bank loans for green use-of-proceeds projects demonstrate a lower risk of default compared with non-green projects, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.
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Green bond round-up, 19 September
19 September 2018DZ Bank is planning to raise €250 million ($300 million) by issuing its first labelled green bond.
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SGD1.2bn green loan for Singapore building issued
18 September 2018The first syndicated, secured green loan in South East Asia has been issued, raising SGD1.2 billion ($900 million) to help fund an environmentally-friendly green building in Singapore.
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ING adopts science-based targets
17 September 2018Dutch bank ING said it will adopt science-based targets to steer its €500 billion ($580 billion) lending portfolio towards a low-carbon future.
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PKA makes 10% renewables pledge
17 September 2018Danish pension fund Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA) has pledged to ramp up its investments in renewable energy to 10% of the value of its portfolio by 2020.
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Interview: Fiona Reynolds outlines some key announcements from PRI in Person
17 September 2018The CEO of the PRI explains why the organisation is launching a 'leaders group' and awards for its signatories. Peter Cripps reports
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Blog: Sustainable finance and San Francisco
14 September 2018San Francisco became the centre of the universe for green and sustainable investors this week, when it hosted two major conferences. Peter Cripps reports.