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German Finance Ministry launches inquiry into climate change risks
26 February 2016The German Finance Ministry has commissioned a report looking at the risks that climate change poses to the country's financial market.
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Platform launched to raise private investment for African renewables
26 February 2016A platform has been launched to help attract private finance for small-scale renewables projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Shareholders hit back at ExxonMobil over climate change disclosure
25 February 2016A group of ExxonMobil shareholders, including the New York Common Retirement Fund, have hit back at ExxonMobil after the oil major attempted to dismiss their resolution over climate disclosure.
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Apple's green bond triggers spate of enquiries from other corporates, says BAML
24 February 2016Apple's green bond has prompted a flurry of enquiries from other corporate bond issuers interested in the market's potential, according to a leading underwriter.
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BNP Paribas IP changes voting policy to be 'a lot more aggressive' on climate change
23 February 2016The asset management arm of BNP Paribas is increasingly going to use its weight as a shareholder to tackle firms that do not disclose adequately their carbon footprints and strategies for transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
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Moody's 'ready to start assessing green bonds' by end of March
22 February 2016Moody's expects to be ready to start assessing green bonds under its new methodology by the end of March, Environmental Finance has learned.
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PRI, Generation, UNEP FI launch initiative to tackle 'outdated perceptions' on ESG and fiduciary duty
18 February 2016A global programme has been launched by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to push investors to consider sustainability as part of their fiduciary duty.
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Apple takes $1.5bn bite out of green bond market
17 February 2016Corporate giant Apple has priced a benchmark-sized green bond, in a "tremendous boost" to the fledgling market's prospects for attracting corporate issuers.
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'Getting right down to the engine'
15 February 2016BNP Paribas' head of CSR, Laurence Pessez, talks to Sophie Robinson-Tillett about the profound impact its latest climate strategy will have on the bank
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Green project bonds, ABS and covered bonds to grow, says BBVA
12 February 2016A growth in project bonds in Europe could boost the green bond market, according to BBVA.
- CBI optimistic of 'really quick uptake' for climate resilience taxonomy
- MSCI developing transition plan assessment product
- Abris rolls-out ESG methodology to 'squeeze out' higher valuations
- 'Water will be one of the biggest investment themes over the next decade'
- Robeco launches its first 'high income green bond strategy'
- CBI to launch climate resilience taxonomy this month
- Putting transition plans to the test: MSCI
- Inadequate credit market could worsen biodiversity loss, warns Grantham Institute
- Allianz GI's impact credit strategy raises €560m at first close
- Mirova closes first impact PE strategy at €211m
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Australia publishes net zero 'sector pathways'
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$1.4trn investors call for greater nature disclosures
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Pension members should be given right to voice ESG preferences, says Dutch regulator
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Carbon removals versus reductions misses the point
06 September 2024For the atmosphere's balance sheet, emission reductions and removals are both vitally important, argues Mary Grady
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EXCLUSIVE: M&G to rebrand climate solutions fund as biodiversity
06 September 2024M&G Investments is rebranding its climate solutions fund as a nature and biodiversity fund, as it looks to capitalise on growing interest in the theme, Environmental Finance has learned.