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Renewables stocks see share prices fall ahead of Scotland referendum
17 September 2014Renewables stocks exposed to Scotland have seen their share prices fall slightly ahead of the country's referendum on independence.
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EIB issues 'landmark' €500m 12-year green bond
04 September 2014The European Investment Bank has launched a "landmark" €500 million green bond, which has a 12-year tenor and could help open the market for longer-dated paper in the space.
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Greencoat confirms divi, says wind farm market remains attractive
31 July 2014Greencoat UK Wind confirmed it will hit its dividend target, and said the market for buying more wind farms continues to look attractive.
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Alliance Trust launches two new sustainable funds
22 July 2014Alliance Trust Investments is to enlarge its Sustainable Future fund range with the launch tomorrow of two risk-profiled funds.
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GDF Suez issues record breaking €2.5bn green bond
13 May 2014GDF Suez has issued a record breaking €2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) green bond in a transaction that was three-times oversubscribed despite being upsized to meet greater than expected demand.
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€35m raised for Irish energy efficiency fund as it inks first deal
09 May 2014The Irish government has launched an energy efficiency fund after reaching a €35 million ($48 million) first close, with more than half the capital coming from the private sector.
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Creating the Green Bond Principles
22 April 2014The launch of the Green Bond Principles are seen by many as a catalyst in a market that is already experiencing exponential growth. How will the principles help and how might they evolve, asks Peter Cripps
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12 more banks sign up to Green Bond Principles
14 April 2014Twelve banks have added their support to the recently formed Green Bond Principles (GBPs), taking the number of signatories to 25.
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FTSE to overhaul ESG research and launch new indexes
10 April 2014Index provider FTSE Group is to overhaul its environmental, social and governance research, and expand its range of sustainability-themed indexes.
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Why a turnaround king turned to renewables
20 March 2014Jon Moulton made his fortune in private equity, but in recent years has been increasingly using his considerable personal wealth to back renewables ventures. He explains why he is investing in the asset class to Peter Cripps
- 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".