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Climate Bonds Initiative analyses bond issuance from second quarter 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... of green bond issuers continued to grow during the second quarter of 2017, extending investor choice, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Climate Bonds Initiative has released their second Green Bond ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation publishes 2016/2017 annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... CO2-e over their lifetimes." Within the portfolio, equity made up $585 million, corporate loans made up $673 million, climate bonds made up $383 million, project finance made up $1.012 billion, and co-financing programs made up $774 million. The equity ...

DTEK joins the Climate Bond Initiative's Partner Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
DTEK, Ukraine's largest energy group, has joined the Climate Bond Initiative's Partner Program. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The partnership between DTEK and the Climate Bond Initiative will "help develop mechanisms to attract financing ...

Russell Investments launches Low Carbon Global Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Fund builds on Russell's prior experience, said Nicki Ashton, head of strategic partnerships. "We have been researching climate change investment strategies for a number of years, and we implemented a portfolio for HESTA a number of years ago," Ashton ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... are permitted, we have seen shareholders use them to improve company disclosure on risks associated with sustainability, climate change and labour and human rights." ACSI is recommending the introduction of a non-binding shareholder resolution, maintaining ...

Responsible Investment Certification Program certifies BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... The ETF is based on a basket of 100 large global stocks from developed market countries (excluding Australia) that are climate change leaders. RIAA has certified ETHI under the Responsible Investment Certification Program. The Responsible Investment ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases Water Criteria Phase 2 Consultation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative has released Water Criteria Phase 2 for public consultation. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Water Criteria is part of an umbrella Climate Bonds Standard "which provides investors with a verifiable, science-based ...

New Forests purchases timberland estate in northern California

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... California carbon regime." The US investment strategy combines timberland returns with additional exposure to revenue from climate mitigation, Brand said. Globally, New Forests manages more than 2 million acres of forestry, land, and conservation investments ...

WBCSD survey finds continued progress in quantity, quality of sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... companies increasingly integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and look ahead to reporting to the Task-force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). 79% acknowledge the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in some way, while 6% reports ...

IGCC annual conference discusses managing climate change risk, solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
Investors and financial service providers are seeking climate change solutions and tools to assess how companies are applying strategies such as climate change scenario planning. That was the theme of part of the Investor Group on Climate Change's (IGCC) ...