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European yieldcos eye further expansion
21 June 2017Three European renewable energy investment firms, with a focus on generating high dividend payouts, have announced plans to raise substantial amounts of new capital.
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Insurers are bystanders on climate change risk management
19 June 2017Insurers are largely bystanders when it comes to managing climate change risk in their investment portfolios, according to the latest survey by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).
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JLEN to raise £40m
16 June 2017John Laing Environmental Asset Group (JLEN) is set to raise £40 million ($50 million) through a share placement to repay its credit facility and invest in a pipeline of wind, biomass and anaerobic digestion projects
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Green bond round-up - 14 June
14 June 2017German mortgage lender Berlin Hyp has priced its second 'green Pfandbrief' – its third green bond –raising €500 million ($560 million).
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North American electricity utilities trail European counterparts in transition to low-carbon economy
09 June 2017Electricity utilities are, on average, not reducing emissions fast enough to be in line with a scenario that would limit climate change to the Paris Agreement's 2°C target, a Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) study has found.
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Green bond round-up, 7 June
07 June 2017Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has issued a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) affordable housing bond, its first in the social bond market.
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UK's low-carbon economy 'could grow to 13% of GDP'
05 June 2017The low-carbon economy could grow to account for as much as 13% of the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) in the next thirty years, up from 2% today, according to a letter from Aldersgate Group, representing some of the country's business leaders.
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Prudential invests in Indian wind power
30 May 2017UK life insurer Prudential's Asian asset manager, Eastspring Investments, has agreed to invest an undisclosed amount into Watsun Infrabuild, a subsidiary of Indian renewable energy group Continuum Wind Energy.
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Trump highlights need for responsible investment funds, says BMO
26 May 2017A Trump presidency increases the need for a sustainable global equities strategy, according to one fund manager.
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Green bond round-up, 24 May 2017
24 May 2017Polish bank Zachodni WBK has issued €137 million ($153.8 million) green bond, in a private placement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).