New varieties of green bonds are sprouting up in unexpected places, as deal volume hits a new record. Only a few years ago green bonds were a novelty in the global capital markets. Apart from development banks and frequent borrowers […]
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The Swedish Government has appointed an inquiry to identify ways to promote the market for green bonds. Mats Andersson, former CEO of the Fourth AP Fund, is Inquiry Chair. “There is a great deal of demand for investments in green […]
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Two thirds of institutional investors want to put more capital into low carbon and climate-related investments, but a lack of information on firms’ climate credentials is hampering their ability to do so, according to a survey commissioned by HSBC. The global […]
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Sustainable Finance Lab en Circle Economy presenteren 6 richtlijnen voor de financiële sector in een circulaire economie. Het rapport, mogelijk gemaakt door Nederland Circulair, biedt financiers praktische richtlijnen om zich voor te bereiden op een essentiële nieuwe rol in een […]
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Kijk naar Parijs en Marrakesh: hernieuwbare energie staat hoog op de agenda. Maar ondanks recordinvesteringen vallen de productie en winstgevendheid van groene energie bar tegen. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van de researchafdeling van kredietverzekeraar Euler Hermes. Zo zijn investeringen in […]
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On the one-year anniversary of the Paris climate agreement, the value of assets represented by institutions and individuals committing to some sort of divestment from fossil fuel companies has reached $5 trillion. To date, 688 institutions and 58,399 individuals across […]
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Impact investing refers to investments that intend to generate measurable social and/or environmental impacts, as well as a financial return. It is often described as ‘doing good while doing well’ and is part of a wider strategy to shift finance […]
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Impact Investing Trends: Evidence of a Growing Industry is the GIIN’s first-ever industry-level trends analysis on global impact investor market activity. The GIIN has conducted a rigorous annual survey of the growing community of impact investors since 2011, and this […]
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The 2016 ET Carbon Rankings report demonstrates that investors can help drive decarbonisation of the economy and make money by switching investment to favour companies with above-average levels of carbon efficiency. It reveals that out of the world’s 2,000 biggest […]
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A study released by the European Commission yesterday shows that green bonds have enjoyed extraordinary growth, since they were first issued in 2007. The study on the potential and functioning of green bond markets also identifies key bottlenecks and measures […]
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Bureau van Dijk, the leading provider of company information, has teamed up with RepRisk, a leading provider of business intelligence on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks. As a result of this partnership, Orbis, Bureau van Dijk’s database of more […]
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RobecoSAM, the investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainability Investing (SI), announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Aris Prepoudis as CEO from January 1, 2017, subject to FINMA approval. He will take over from Reto Schwager, who has led […]
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