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How to eliminate child labour from the battery business
29 March 2017A multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed to stamp out the use of child labour in the mining of cobalt for lithium-ion batteries, says Benedikt Sobotka.
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Responsible investment grows 25% in two years
28 March 2017The value of assets managed under responsible investment strategies have ballooned 25% over the past two years, thanks to rapid growth in countries such as Japan and the US, according to a report.
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Green Climate Fund approves $315m of projects - but misses target
16 December 2016The Green Climate Fund has approved a further $315.2 million of funding for projects at its latest board meeting, but has fallen short of its target for the year.
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COP22 gathers momentum on halting global warming, despite Trump
21 November 2016World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) have agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali
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Green Climate Fund is 'considering issuing green bonds'
09 November 2016The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is contemplating issuing green bonds to help expand its activities, Environmental Finance understands.
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Green bond comment: October
02 November 2016Will investors ever pay up for a green bond?
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Banks join UN to develop sustainability projects in Asia
31 October 2016ING Bank, Credit Suisse and Dutch development bank FMO are to work with the UN's Social Impact Fund to support sustainability projects in Asia.
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EF BRIEFS: Impax; CBL Markets; Urban development
19 October 2016Impax Asset Management has completed the sale of a 107.7MW portfolio of wind farms in Finland to German insurer Allianz. The sale price was not disclosed.
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Investors spell out climate change expectations of auto sector
11 October 2016A wish list of measures that investors want automotive companies to take in response to climate change has been published by a group of leading institutions representing assets of more than $24 trillion.
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Investors and industry hail entry into force of Paris Agreement
06 October 2016Institutional investors and leading industrial companies have welcomed the news that the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change will come into force on 4 November.