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  • Glennmont acquires 211MW Finnish wind project

    30 September 2019

    UK fund manager Glennmont Partners has acquired a 211.4MW wind farm in Finland for an undisclosed amount.

  • Glennmont's third clean energy fund closes with €850m

    05 June 2019

    UK fund manager Glennmont Partners has raised €850 million ($957 million) at the final close of its third clean energy infrastructure fund, which it claims is the largest amount raised for a European green energy fund.

  • BlackRock and Aviva Investors to speak at Green Equities 2017 conference

    25 August 2017

    Big hitters including Aviva Investors' Steve Waygood and John McKinley, director of the impact investing arm of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, have added their names to the stellar line-up of speakers at Environmental Finance's inaugural Green Equities 2017 conference.

  • Exxon board fights climate resolution

    25 April 2017

    ExxonMobil's board has refused to support a climate change resolution backed by investors with over $10 trillion in assets under management (AUM).

  • Investors start to weigh water risks

    18 April 2017

    Investor interest in corporate water risk is increasing fast. A range of tools and services are being developed to help companies respond. Graham Cooper reports

  • BNP Paribas IP provides carbon footprint of nearly 100 of its funds

    14 November 2016

    BNP Paribas Investment Partners (IP) has increased the number of funds it measures the carbon footprint of to nearly 100.

  • The road to Marrakesh is paved with green intentions

    26 September 2016

    The Paris climate change summit will be a tough act to follow, but its successor is shaping up to be an important meeting in its own right. Hamza Ali and Peter Cripps report

  • BNP devises 'responsible dividend' strategy

    15 June 2016

    BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNP PIP) has devised a new 'responsible dividend' strategy, which it says will enhance its socially responsible investment (SRI) fund range.

  • Green bond market needs more flexible reporting, says BNP analyst

    01 June 2016

    Reporting on green bonds is often weighted too heavily to their environmental impact and should be more flexible, according to Felipe Gordillo, senior socially responsible investment analyst at BNP Paribas Investment Partners.

  • BNP Paribas IP changes voting policy to be 'a lot more aggressive' on climate change

    23 February 2016

    The asset management arm of BNP Paribas is increasingly going to use its weight as a shareholder to tackle firms that do not disclose adequately their carbon footprints and strategies for transitioning to a low-carbon economy.