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Eurosif revises mission under new head
15 June 2016The pan-European sustainable investment forum, Eurosif, has revised its strategy under its recently appointed head Flavia Micilotta.
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MacPherson in and Kochetygova out at S&P DJI
15 June 2016Julia Kochetygova is to step down as head of sustainability indices at S&P DJI, and will be replaced by ESG consultant Martina MacPherson, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Ariane de Vienne to head Oekom's US expansion
08 June 2016Oekom Research, a Munich-based rating agency for sustainable investment, is opening a New York office to help expand its business in the US.
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Ireland launches new body aiming to attract €250bn of sustainable funds
07 June 2016The Irish government has launched a new body that aims to attract €250 billion ($284.2 billion) in sustainable funds to the country.
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Espinosa named as Figueres' replacement
19 May 2016Patricia Espinosa will replace Christina Figueres as the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Yvo De Boer resigns as Director-General of GGGI
18 May 2016Former UN climate chief Yvo De Boer has announced his resignation as Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).
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Environmental issues becoming more popular with impact investors, report finds
18 May 2016Environmental goals are gaining traction with impact investors, a report by the Global Investing Impact Network (GIIN) has found.
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First State discloses carbon risk - but rejects footprinting
13 May 2016First State Investments (FSI) has for the first time disclosed its exposure to climate risk
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Investors warn companies face 'substantial' risk from climate regulations
12 May 2016Regulations to address climate change can present a substantial financial risk to many companies, a group of institutional investors has warned.
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Renewables investment index shows Latin America making gains
11 May 2016Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Australia are just some of the countries to have made gains when it comes to their attractiveness for renewables investment, according to a report from EY.
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- COP29: Financing Net Zero
- France launches voluntary biodiversity credit market
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- Finance Earth plans for life after Federated Hermes following withdrawal from collaborations
- Converting Bridgerton to Bog Hall
- EU countries failing to transpose CSRD risk increasing costs of compliance, observers say
- EU countries reject move to weaken Deforestation Regulation
- UK confirms plans to join EU in regulating ESG ratings providers
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Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal
22 November 2024The Bahamas has signed a $300 million loan with Standard Chartered as part of a ground-breaking marine conservation-focused debt conversion transaction developed with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'
22 November 2024The nature financing gap remains concerningly wide, but the increasingly active debt-for-nature market offers hope that the tide is turning. Ahren Lester reports
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Scaling Biodiversity Credits
21 November 2024The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity credits launched at COP16 a framework consisting of 21 High-Level Principles to ensure the high-integrity of the biodiversity credit market. Ingrid Kukuljan explains what they hope to achieve
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Account for nature on balance sheets, says Sustainable Markets Initiative
21 November 2024The public and private sectors have been encouraged to account for nature as an asset by the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) to deliver more accurate balance sheet information.
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UN Principles for Responsible Banking cuts reporting requirements
21 November 2024