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Kairos Partners launches long-short fund based on ESG index
15 November 2019Kairos Partners SGR has launched an actively managed, long-short fund that will use an ESG index as its underlying benchmark.
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Heathrow Airport, Pension Protection Fund, DEFRA, Danone, Swedfund, UN PRI confirmed to speak at Green Equities + Natural Capital Investment conferences
05 November 2019Key investment industry participants will gather in London on 25 November for Environmental Finance's Green Equities and Natural Capital conferences.
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Hagibis may hit insurers for $16bn warns AIR Worldwide
23 October 2019Industry insured losses from typhoon Hagibis, which devastated large parts of Japan earlier this month, will range from JPY865 billion to JPY1.73 trillion ($8 billion to $16 billion), catastrophe risk modeller AIR Worldwide has predicted.
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Insurers face up to $9bn bill from typhoon Faxai
30 September 2019Insured losses from Japanese typhoon Faxai could reach between $5 billion and $9 billion, according to catastrophe modelling firm RMS.
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Dorian and Faxai could cost insurers up to $15.5bn, say modellers
16 September 2019Catastrophe risk modelling firms have released forecasts totalling up to $15.5 billion for the combined insured losses arising from Hurricane Dorian and Typhoon Faxai.
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Meat, fish and dairy producers not addressing sustainability risks, says FAIRR
04 September 2019The vast majority of meat, fish and dairy producers have not meaningfully addressed basic sustainability risks, according to a report by investor network FAIRR.
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Cofco signs $2.1bn sustainability loan in first for China
17 July 2019Cofco International has agreed a $2.1 billion sustainability-linked loan with a consortium of 20 banks, in what is believed to be the first such deal by a China-based company.
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Green and sustainability loans: the growth accelerates
01 July 2019The green and sustainability-linked loan market grew exponentially last year. The next growth spurt could be driven by emerging markets, Michael Hurley writes
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Institutional investors call for sea change in fish farming
05 June 2019Climate change, pollution and antibiotic resistance could sink the fast-growing fish farming industry, the investor network FAIRR has warned.
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Airlines confirm commitment to carbon trading
03 June 2019International airlines have re-confirmed their support for the emissions trading programme that aims to ensure no increase in carbon emissions from the sector after 2020.