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New York's clean energy catalyst
14 October 2015The state's 'green bank' is poised to help scale up clean energy investment and has even asked for its own borrowing powers. Its President, Alfred Griffin, talks to Peter Cripps
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BlackRock launches three impact funds
14 October 2015BlackRock has launched three equity funds in response to "unprecedented demand for sustainable and impact investment solutions".
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Hannon Armstrong plans $100m equity raise
14 October 2015Clean energy investor Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) is planning to issue a further $100 million of equity.
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JP Morgan named top green bond underwriter in Q3
12 October 2015JP Morgan regained the top spot in the green bond underwriters' league table in the third quarter of 2015.
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It's the environment, stupid!
09 October 2015The environment has muscled its way up the financial agenda, and can no longer be ignored by prudent investors, says Peter Cripps.
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Green bond comment, September
05 October 2015It was pleasing to see some ground-breaking issues in the green bond market in recent weeks, reflecting its continued growth.
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Hannon Armstrong issues $100.5m green bond
01 October 2015Investment firm Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure (HASI) has raised $100.5 million through issuing an asset-backed green bond.
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AES set to issue $100m solar ABS
30 September 2015US energy firm AES Corporation is set to raise $100 million through issuing solar asset-backed securities (ABS).
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Volkswagen ejected from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
29 September 2015Volkswagen (VW) has been ejected from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) as the company continues to be hurt by the fall-out from its emissions scandal.
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'Smart ESG' is the next big thing in finance, says RobecoSAM
28 September 2015RobecoSAM has launched a new methodology for integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics into investments, which it believes will help eliminate some "unintentional risks".
- Ground-breaking 'Transition Loan Principles' expected by November
- Sustainable bond market sees weakest first-half issuance for four years
- Moody's to close ESG Solutions business following MSCI tie-up
- MSCI and Moody's join forces in 'ground-breaking' partnership
- 'Greenwashing' is the 'Loch Ness monster' of the green bond market
- SBTi CEO steps down
- New ICMA metrics could help 'accelerate' biodiversity finance
- Dutch regulator publishes double materiality guide
- Nature risk tool ENCORE launches 'major' upgrade
- Japan: Australia 'should have issued a transition bond'
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Personality of the year: Sofia Bartholdy
05 July 2024Her work led to the pension fund restricting investment in several oil and gas majors, writes Michael Hurley
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Dutch regulator publishes double materiality guide
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The 'horse has bolted': Challenge to CSDDD & CSRD likely to fail, say observers
05 July 2024A proposal by EU parliamentarians to delay and weaken reporting requirements under landmark EU sustainability regulations has been dismissed as "political gesturing" and is likely to fail, according to observers.
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Major NGOs denounce SBTi offset plans
05 July 2024The debate about whether the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) should allow for the use of offsets within transition plans has continued, with NGOs and indigenous groups on different sides of the argument.
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Starmer's UK is 'back in the race to net zero'
05 July 2024Sustainability-focused investors reacted positively to the landslide victory for Keir Starmer's Labour party in the UK's general election, amid claims that "the UK is back in the race to net zero".