While 17 per cent of current investment by large public corporations is already green, there’s an urgent need to mobilize even more capital to help build a lower-carbon and more sustainable economy. And while less than five per cent of […]
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Climate Bonds launched its Green Bonds: the State of the Market 2018 report on the first day of our Annual Conference in London. Produced with the support of HSBC and Amundi, this is the first publication in a new annual series of reports, focusing […]
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ACTIAM zet de volgende stap om de negatieve klimaatimpact van vastgoed verder terug te dringen. De fonds- en vermogensbeheerder heeft hiervoor het ACTIAM Duurzaam Index Vastgoedfonds Europa gelanceerd. ACTIAM belegt hiervoor alleen in vastgoedbedrijven met een hoge ESG-score én een aantoonbare bijdrage aan […]
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LeasePlan Corporation N.V. successfully issued its first ever Green Bond, a EUR 500 million 5-year fixed rate note. The bond attracted EUR 3.5 billion of demand with the participation of around 260 investors. 64% of the book was allocated to […]
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BBVA Group issued the first structured green bond using blockchain technology to negotiate the terms and conditions. It is a private placement in which MAPFRE invested €35 million six year term bond linked to the evolution of the five year […]
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Ruim 90% van de private equity-bedrijven hanteert beleid om verantwoord te investeren, of is momenteel bezig om dat beleid te ontwikkelen. Het is een benadering die gericht is op het meenemen van ESG-factoren in alle investeringsbeslissingen. Meer dan een derde […]
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The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) launched a 4-module e-learning course on “Impact Investing” on the Knowledge Hub of UNIDO’s Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation (TII). The course will allow to improve knowledge […]
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The UNEP FI Property Working Group, in collaboration with RICS, PRI, and members of the Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change, have produced a practical, action-oriented framework to accelerate a new financing paradigm for the delivery of the global SDGs. […]
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Per 31 januari 2019 groeit Platform Living Wage Financials (PLWF) van acht naar elf leden. Deze investeerderscoalitie gaat de dialoog aan met bedrijven met als doel: de uitbetaling van een leefbaar loon voor werknemers. Nieuwkomers zijn twee grote Nederlandse banken […]
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The non-profit organization Verra — which developed and manages the world’s most widely used voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) program, the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) — launched the “Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard”, or SD VISta for short. SD VISta sets […]
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In order to stimulate impact investments, a worldwide movement has been developed under the leadership of the Global Steering Group (GSG): the National Advisory Board (NAB). 21 countries and the EU as a whole have adopted a National Advisory Board. […]
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This week was the launch of Y Analytics, a new, independent organization established to drive increased and more effective investment in creating social and environmental good by equipping capital allocators with the research basis to effectively understand the impact of […]
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