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APG lauds 'first of its kind' climate-themed real estate index for pension funds

APG has hailed a "first of its kind" climate-themed real estate index it created for its pension fund clients, which aims for a progressive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Ocean 14 fund & Aker BioMarine invest $42m in plastic waste

Investing in the oceans

Investors targeting SDG14 – life below water – can find themselves fishing in murky waters, writes Joe Walsh

ESG investing outperformed in recent years, say risk analysts

Increasing exposure to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors "often outperforms the market", especially in recent years, according to risk management company Axioma.

Green bond round-up, 19 April 2017

The Nigerian government has announced that it is delaying the launch of its inaugural sovereign green bond until after its 2017 budget is passed.

Counting the cost of low pellet prices

The use of biomass for power generation is increasing rapidly. But low pellet prices could threaten security of supply, warns Cindy Dawes

ESB Novusmodus and Ludgate exit agritech firm

Two environmentally-themed funds have announced the sale of Lumicity, the agritech energy services provider, to the company's management team and energy giant RWE.

Apax prepares to exit from bioenergy firm Albioma

Private equity fund Apax France VI is to distribute more than 95% of its holding in bioenergy company Albioma to investors in the fund.

GIB and Ireland's ESB back £190m UK biomass plant

The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is partnering with Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) as equity investors in a £190 million ($283 million) biomass power project in the port of Tilbury, near London.

UK's first refuse-derived gasification plant wins project finance

A "landmark" deal has secured the first ever project financing for a UK gasification plant that derives its feedstock from refuse.