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Climate Asset Management closes nature funds after securing over $1bn

Tanzanian water authority issues 'historic' green bond

Tanga Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Tanga UWASA) has issued a TZS53.1 billion ($21 million) 'water green bond,' which is believed to be the first municipal agency sustainable bond issuance in East Africa

BNP Paribas AM welcomes pharma biodiversity good practice proposals

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNP Paribas AM) has welcomed voluntary good practice guidance from an industry initiative aimed at reducing the biodiversity impact of the pharmaceutical sector.

Climate Asset Management to lead Apple 'carbon removal' fund

Apple has launched a fund to which it will commit "up to" $200 million to invest in "high-impact, scalable, nature-based carbon removal offsets".

Deutsche Bank agrees green loan for Vietnamese manufacturing factory

LGIM sells £40m assets in companies including AIG for climate inaction

Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) is divesting four holdings, worth £40 million ($56 million), for not engaging satisfactorily with it on climate issues, it has said

Two Sigma Impact invests in soap, skincare supplier

Quantitative investment manager Two Sigma Impact has acquired Wholesale Supplies Plus, a provider of ingredients and packaging for soap, skincare and candle producers.

Deutsche Bank: corporate green bond issuances on rise

Corporate interest in green bonds will increase following the recent issues from tech companies Google parent Alphabet and Visa, according to Deutsche Bank, which acted as a manager on both issuances.

Boom time for green bond funds

Green bond funds reported sizeable assets growth in 2019, Ahren Lester explains, as the green bond market benefitted from rising market credibility and the arrival of ubiquitous corporate names.

NN launches corporate green bond fund

NN Investment Partners has launched a corporate green bond fund amid significant growth in the level of issuance from companies in 2019.