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Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - where to next?
10 August 2021Amid ongoing innovation and accelerating growth in 2021, where should the sustainability-linked bond market look next? Ahren Lester reports
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People moves: CDP, PRI, East Capital, GIG
26 April 2019Bruno Sarda has joined CDP, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project, as president of North America.
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People Moves: AXA, Lightsource BP, Triodos, Zurich
24 September 2018AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has set up a central responsible investment (RI) team, as it seeks to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into all of its investment platforms.
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Climate Action 100+ expands its reach and attracts new backers
04 July 2018An additional 61 companies have been added to Climate Action 100+ list, increasing the reach of the investor-backed initiative that aims to engage with "systemically important greenhouse gas emitters".
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UK yieldcos outperform North American counterparts on risk-adjusted return, study suggests
11 May 2018UK yieldcos have outstripped their North American counterparts and performed better on a risk-adjusted basis than conventional energy investments, academic research has shown.
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Could blockchain save the planet?
24 April 2018Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are notoriously energy-intensive. But the blockchain technology they rely on could give a boost to environmental markets, experts believe. Graham Cooper reports.
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Three yieldcos sold in less than a week
08 February 2018A yieldco sale frenzy over the past couple of days has seen deals struck to buy NRG Yield, 8point3 and Saeta Yield.
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Brookfield has Atlantica in its sights after acquiring TerraForm
17 October 2017Brookfield Asset Management has completed the acquisition of US yieldco TerraForm Power, and may be planning to buy another, in the form of Atlantica Yield.
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CalPERS warns Elliott about short-termism on NRG
21 August 2017US pensions giant CalPERS has warned NRG Energy against short-termism as the independent power producer works with activist shareholder Elliott Advisors to implement its new transformation strategy.
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NRG Yield attracting interest from several potential bidders
16 August 2017Private equity groups, infrastructure investors, a power utility and a sovereign wealth fund are said to be among the potential bidders for NRG Yield and other assets to be sold by US energy company NRG.