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LGIM praises Enel's SDG-linked bond
08 January 2020Legal & General Investment Management has weighed in to the debate on Enel's controversial 'Sustainable Development Goals-linked bonds', arguing that they are "better" than green-labelled issues.
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Investors urge Barclays to phase out fossil fuel financing activities
08 January 2020A group of 11 institutional investors has filed a shareholder resolution to Barclays, calling on the London-listed bank to phase out its financing for fossil fuel firms.
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£40bn pension pool joins Just Transition collaborative engagement
27 December 2019Engagement on the social impacts of the transition to a low-carbon economy has been identified as a "rapidly-moving" area of focus by the £40 billion ($52 billion) Northern pool of UK pension schemes.
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Netherlands to reopen sovereign green bond from January
17 December 2019The Netherlands is to reopen its inaugural green bond, according to a report from the Dutch State Treasury Agency (DSTA)
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Heathrow Airport, Pension Protection Fund, DEFRA, Danone, Swedfund, UN PRI confirmed to speak at Green Equities + Natural Capital Investment conferences
05 November 2019Key investment industry participants will gather in London on 25 November for Environmental Finance's Green Equities and Natural Capital conferences.
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CBI says 2019 saw largest green bond spread compression
16 October 2019The first half of 2019 saw the largest average spread compression and oversubscription of green bonds for two-and-a-half years, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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Fossil fuel exclusion proves a slow burn for US insurers
07 October 2019US insurers say they are ready to stop investing in climate-harming coal. But only one has divested from the fossil fuel to date. Could Chubb’s move be the start of a wider transition by US insurers away from fossil fuels or is it empty talk? Sarfraz Thind reports.
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LGIM Real Assets invests £57m in UK solar projects
02 September 2019Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) Real Assets has invested £57.5 million ($69.9 million) in long-term debt financing to support Hermes Infrastructure in its recapitalisation of two portfolios of solar photovoltaic assets in England and Wales.
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Bonds round-up: New York MTA, SNCF, Tideway, CalSTRS, Kenya, Colombia ... and more
21 August 2019New York MTA returns with 11th green bond, SNCF Reseau goes long with 100-year green bond and more
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LGIM launches water ETF
04 July 2019Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a water-themed exchange-traded fund (ETF), as it seeks to tap investor demand for thematic funds and low-cost investments.