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Green finance must reach beyond low carbon
16 October 2018Decarbonisation is not the final word in the pursuit of clean growth and green finance argue Bruce Howard and Sarah Jane Chimbwandira.
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Development banks eye private capital to tackle plastics pollution
15 October 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB), Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) and Germany’s KfW are joining forces to support an initiative that they hope will ‘crowd-in’ private capital to reduce plastic pollution of the oceans.
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Axa IM invests in Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund
13 September 2018AXA Investment Managers (Axa IM) has committed to invest in the Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund, as the fund raised about $38 million at first close.
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NBIM urges better ocean sustainability management
07 September 2018Companies have been urged to take into account the challenges and opportunities related to sustainable use of the world’s oceans by the asset manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund.
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Water sustainability is investor ‘blind spot’, study suggests
04 September 2018Water sustainability is a ‘blind spot’ for most large institutional investors, a survey of 20 large Netherlands-based investors has suggested.
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PGGM takes 20% stake in Suez Water Resources
26 July 2018Dutch asset manager PGGM has agreed to buy a 20% stake in Suez Water Resources, via its infrastructure fund.
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Climate change could cause UK flood losses to rise by 30%
16 July 2018Annual average losses resulting from flooding at residential properties in the UK could rise by 25% - 30% over the next 20 years as a result of climate change, according to JBA Risk Management.
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AP7 awards green mandates to KBI and Impax
08 June 2018Swedish national pension fund AP7 has awarded two "green mandates" to KBI Global Investors and Impax Asset Management.
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CBI updates green bond water criteria to accommodate natural capital
23 May 2018Wetlands, watersheds and forests will become an acceptable use of proceeds for Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI)-certified green bonds under revised criteria.
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US states urged to issue more bonds to support water projects
16 May 2018US states should issue more bonds and loan guarantees to help finance water infrastructure, said the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an influential environmental advocacy group.