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Want impact? Invest in private debt, says M&G
21 November 2018M&G says its private debt impact fund gives direct exposure to projects or small companies, and provides healthy returns. Peter Cripps reports
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Climate risk and zero-deforestation commitments: Why voluntary pledges are insufficient
16 November 2018Policies that incentivise the shift to a green economy are necessary to get to grips with climate change, argues Pernille Holtedahl
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Delivering disclosure
12 November 2018The EU disclosure proposal seeks to clarify investors’ duties and unlock growth in sustainable finance, reports Elena K. Johansson
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Green bond comment, November 2018
07 November 2018The power of green bonds was highlighted to me this week during a trip to Dublin for Climate Innovation Summit run by Climate-KIC.
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Comment from the GIIN conference - will impact investing supplant ESG?
01 November 2018The concept of impact investing is gaining traction. But will it overtake ESG, asks Peter Cripps
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Building the energy efficiency marketplace
01 November 2018Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is about more than just boosting financial returns, says Clare Taylor
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Green bonds: a different take on 'additionality'
26 October 2018As the green bond market grows, the discussion around 'additionality' has increased in importance. However, we must keep a longer term view in mind when discussing the topic, argues Jacob Michaelsen
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Comment: Regulators are pushing investors on climate
17 October 2018The increasing attention of regulators bodes well for green finance, says Peter Cripps
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Green finance must reach beyond low carbon
16 October 2018Decarbonisation is not the final word in the pursuit of clean growth and green finance argue Bruce Howard and Sarah Jane Chimbwandira.
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Comment: IPCC report
10 October 2018This week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes grim reading, but hopefully it will provide a wake-up call to policymakers across the globe, says Peter Cripps.
- COP29: €3bn public-private fundraise planned for emerging market green bond fund
- Fight or flight: Contract and financing considerations for UK SAF projects
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal
- COP29 could be remembered as the 'blended finance COP', AllianceBernstein says
- Indonesia brings forward coal phase out
- UK pledges £239m to tackle deforestation
- COP29: Financing Net Zero
- Scaling Biodiversity Credits
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'