ESG / Sustainable & Responsible Investment
Asset Owners & Managers, Ratings Agencies
Aligned Energy receives $1B green loan package for refinancing
September 01, 2020
Source: S&P Global - Aligned Energy LLC received a $1 billion loan package to refinance debt. TD Securities was administrative agent.
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September 01, 2020
Source: S&P Global - Aligned Energy LLC received a $1 billion loan package to refinance debt. TD Securities was administrative agent.
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California approves largest ever utility program to expand EV charging
August 31, 2020
Source: Reuters - alifornia on Thursday approved a $437 million effort to build thousands of electric vehicle chargers, its utility regulator said, calling it the nation’s largest ever utility program to expand charging infrastructure.
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August 31, 2020 Source: Reuters - alifornia on Thursday approved a $437 million effort to build thousands of electric vehicle chargers, its utility regulator said, calling it the nation’s largest ever utility program to expand charging infrastructure.
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Cboe Global (CBOE) to Introduce S&P 500 ESG Index Options
August 28, 2020
Source: NASDAQ - CBOE is set to introduce options on the S&P 500 ESG Index, as part of its plans to expand its suite of products tied to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Subject to regulatory review, the new options are scheduled for launch on Sep 21, 2020.
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August 28, 2020
Source: NASDAQ - CBOE is set to introduce options on the S&P 500 ESG Index, as part of its plans to expand its suite of products tied to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Subject to regulatory review, the new options are scheduled for launch on Sep 21, 2020.
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A Chance for the EU to Become the Green Bond King
August 27, 2020
Source: Bloomberg - The green bond market has blossomed, with annual global issuance growing fivefold in the past half-decade. To become a fully fledged asset class, it needs a benchmark borrower. That’s a role the European Union is well placed to...
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August 27, 2020
Source: Bloomberg - The green bond market has blossomed, with annual global issuance growing fivefold in the past half-decade. To become a fully fledged asset class, it needs a benchmark borrower. That’s a role the European Union is well placed to...
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The rise (and rise) of sustainability-linked finance
August 25, 2020
Source: GreenBiz - One silver lining of this horrific moment is the rise of loans, bonds and other financial instruments linked to sustainability outcomes. In this sense, "sustainability" is broadly defined to include environmental issues as well...
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August 25, 2020 Source: GreenBiz - One silver lining of this horrific moment is the rise of loans, bonds and other financial instruments linked to sustainability outcomes. In this sense, "sustainability" is broadly defined to include environmental issues as well...
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The 2020 GRESB Benchmark expands its coverage to US $5.3 trillion AuM amid growing demand for comparable and reliable ESG data
August 24, 2020
Source: GRESB - We’re excited to announce that participation in the GRESB Assessments has grown by 18% this year to cover the ESG performance of more than 1,700 real estate and infrastructure portfolios and assets. This increase comes despite...
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August 24, 2020
Source: GRESB - We’re excited to announce that participation in the GRESB Assessments has grown by 18% this year to cover the ESG performance of more than 1,700 real estate and infrastructure portfolios and assets. This increase comes despite...
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Long-Term Investors Now Hold Sway Over ESG
August 20, 2020
Source: Bloomberg - Investors are having more success on climate change, and increasingly are pushing companies on human rights, diversity and pay equity.
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August 20, 2020
Source: Bloomberg - Investors are having more success on climate change, and increasingly are pushing companies on human rights, diversity and pay equity.
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$16T Investor Network Develops First-Ever Framework for Net-Zero Investing
August 20, 2020
Source: Sustainable Brands - The Net Zero Investment Framework aims to maximize investor contribution to decarbonization of global economy, helping keep rise in global temperatures below 1.5°C.
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August 20, 2020
Source: Sustainable Brands - The Net Zero Investment Framework aims to maximize investor contribution to decarbonization of global economy, helping keep rise in global temperatures below 1.5°C.
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Occidental financing major CO2 removal plant in Texas
August 20, 2020
Source: Yahoo Finance/Reuters - A unit of U.S. oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday that it will finance development of the largest ever facility to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere through a process known as direct air...
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August 20, 2020 Source: Yahoo Finance/Reuters - A unit of U.S. oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday that it will finance development of the largest ever facility to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere through a process known as direct air...
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Sustainability-linked bonds: the new face of transition finance
August 19, 2020
Source: JDSupra - n the wake of the unprecedented success of sustainability-linked loans, the concept of linking a debt instrument to sustainability performance and its utility was quickly adopted by the bond market with the creation of...
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August 19, 2020 Source: JDSupra - n the wake of the unprecedented success of sustainability-linked loans, the concept of linking a debt instrument to sustainability performance and its utility was quickly adopted by the bond market with the creation of...
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