May 2017
News Export Development Canada prices third Green Bond, responding to rising global interest in climate financing
Export Development Canada (EDC) priced USD 500 million 1.625% Fixed Rate Green Bond due June 1, 2020. The lead underwriters were HSBC, J.P. Morgan and SEB. This offering is scheduled to close on June 1, 2017.
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May 2017
News CalPERS Urges Investors to Vote for Climate Change Reporting at Occidental Petroleum
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is calling fellow shareowners of Occidental Petroleum, the international oil and gas company, to vote in favor of a proxy ballot resolution requiring the company to report on environmental risks and opportunities (...)
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May 2017
News Reinvestment Fund Issues $50 Million in Impact Investment Bonds
Oversubscribed, CDFI Bond Demand Affirms Interest in Socially Responsible Outcome at Competitive Market Rate
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April 2017
News IFC, Amundi to Create World’s Largest Green-Bond Fund Dedicated to Emerging Markets
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Amundi, a leading European Asset Manager, today agreed to create the largest green-bond fund dedicated to emerging markets—a $2 billion initiative that aims to deepen local capital markets and expand financing for climate (...)
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March 2017
Innovation BlackRock launches Green Bond Index Fund as investors seek exposure to environmentally positive investment solutions
BlackRock has launched a Green Bond Index Fund, responding to the growing demand from investors for this fast-growing part of the fixed income market. BlackRock is one of the leading asset managers in the Green Bond market, with extensive experience of managing Green Bond (...)
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March 2017
News ENGIE successfully issues its second Green Bond of €1,5 billion
To support its ambitious development strategy in renewable energies and energy efficiency, ENGIE issued its second Green Bond of €1,5 billion. The Group reaffirms its commitment and determination to play a leading role in the development of green (...)
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March 2017
Innovation BlackRock completes sustainable equity ETF range with launch of Japanese equity fund
BlackRock is expanding its European sustainable exchange traded fund (ETF) range, with the launch of a fund offering exposure to Japanese companies with the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings.
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March 2017
News Norges Bank has decided to exclude 10 companies based on the product-based coal criterion
The exclusions follow Norges Bank Investment Management’s third round of analysis of companies that may be affected by this criterion. The exclusions comprise all companies’ unlisted subsidiaries that issue bonds. The exception is green bonds, or subsidiaries that are deemed (...)
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February 2017
News ERI Scientific Beta makes comprehensive carbon reporting available free of charge for all indices
ERI Scientific Beta has announced an expansion of the Scientific Beta platform’s analytics capabilities, available with immediate effect from February 2017. Notably, within the context of ERI Scientific Beta’s environmental initiatives, the carbon metrics, have been extended (...)
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February 2017
News Natixis Asset Management pledges commitment to carbon neutral strategy
Natixis Asset Management aims to be one of the main players in a more sustainable capitalist economy and this responsibility applies not only to its operations as an asset manager, but also to the way the company runs on a daily (...)
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February 2017
News Deutsche AM enters ESG corporate bond ETF market
Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM) has created a fixed income ETF to provide investors with environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)-focused exposure to the euro-denominated corporate bond market.
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January 2017
News Agence France Trésor announced the successful launch of the first French sovereign green bond
Today, Agence France Trésor announced the successful launch of the first French sovereign green bond with a maturity of 22 years. The Green OAT 1.75% 25 June 2039 issuance amount was €7bn, making it the largest and longest-dated green bond ever (...)
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January 2017
News Amundi Energy Transition completes its first energy transition-related financing transaction
Amundi Energy Transition (AET), the asset management company jointly owned by Amundi and EDF, has completed the acquisition of a majority interest in a portfolio of gas-powered cogeneration plants from Dalkia, a leading French energy services company and EDF subsidiary. This (...)
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January 2017
News AFT will maintain its flexible and innovative issuance strategy in 2017 with the launch of a green OAT
In a 2017 market environment where the ECB sustains quantitative easing throughout the year, Agence France Trésor will continue to adapt its issuance policy to market developments. AFT will continue its policy of adjusting issuance to investor demand during the year to (...)
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December 2016
News Unigestion selected by Kirstein A/S to subadvise new fund with reduced CO2 emissions
Unigestion, the boutique asset manager with scale, was recently selected as subadvisor of K Invest Low Carbon Global Equity fund, co-developing the low carbon approach with Kirstein A/S, a leading financial consultant in Denmark. The fund aims to achieve above average (...)
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