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Norges Bank endorses EU public reporting reforms
23 July 2018The investment manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has welcomed proposals to increasingly consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the European public reporting framework.
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Foresight buys anaerobic digestion plant on behalf of pension fund
23 July 2018Asset manager Foresight has completed the acquisition a 2.5MW operational anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in the UK, on behalf of a pension fund.
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CBI readies certification criteria for forestry bonds
16 July 2018A public consultation on criteria for forestry and other land use projects to be certified under the Climate Bonds Standard is due to end on 20 July.
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Green bond round-up, 11 July 2018
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Federated Investors takes majority stake in Hermes
03 July 2018Federated Investors, a US investment manager, has purchased a 60% stake in Hermes Investment Management from the BT Pension Scheme for a total consideration of £259.9 million ($341.5 million).
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People Moves: BlackRock, Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions, AP4, ING, Lightsource BP, European Investment Bank, IIGCC, DNCA Finance and FRC
29 June 2018BlackRock has lost one of the leaders of its push into impact investing, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Bondholders wake up to ESG engagement potential
22 June 2018Fixed income investors are increasingly engaging on environmental, social, governance (ESG) issues, as they wake up to their power to influence companies.
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Hermes IM launches carbon risk assessment tool
21 June 2018Hermes fund managers will be able to assess portfolio carbon risk more effectively with the launch of a data analysis tool, according to the investment manager.
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People moves: SASB, FMO, SLM and IHS Towers
27 April 2018Jean Rogers has stepped down from her role as chair of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
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Green bond round-up, 25 April
25 April 2018More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.