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  • Impax launches new fund

    26 January 2016

    Impax Asset Management has launched the Impax Environmental Leaders Ireland Fund.

  • ABN Amro claims first 'sustainable shipping loan'

    25 January 2016

    A €66 million ($71 million) loan structured by ABN Amro for Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder, has been hailed as the first sustainable shipping loan.

  • 'Toolkit' launched to help conservation finance scale up

    20 January 2016

    Green bonds issued by sovereigns to finance environmental conservation, and closed-ended funds focusing on assets such as sustainable timber, are among the products that can help the conservation finance market reach up to $200-$400 billion by 2020, according to a new report.

  • Ireland set for first green bond

    20 January 2016

    Irish renewables firm Gaelectric plans to issue the country's first green bond.

  • Impax's Simon Gottelier joins Pictet

    14 January 2016

    Simon Gottelier, the manager of Impax's water strategy, has joined Pictet Asset Management, where he will manage a rival water fund.

  • Green bond funds launched in 2015 are worth nearly €600m

    14 January 2016

    2015 was big year for green bond funds, with nine new funds launched during the year, now boasting a combined value of €599 million ($651 million), according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance.

  • EF BRIEFS: Comtec, Invenergy, Impax, Eneco UK, Indonesia

    11 January 2016

    Solar manufacturer Comtec's shares have fallen more than 7% today as the firm entered into a subscription agreement to sell almost 930 million shares, raising some HK$611 million ($78.7 million).

  • Owning fossil fuel stocks makes 'little sense' due to stranded asset risk

    08 January 2016

    Owning fossil fuel stocks makes little sense at the moment due to stranded asset risk and the growth of renewables, according to a responsible investor pioneer.

  • Most studies since 1970 show ESG boosts financial returns

    05 January 2016

    The majority of studies into the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on investments have concluded that integrating these considerations boosts returns, according to a report.

  • Aegon invests €45m in German wind park

    05 January 2016

    Aegon Asset Management has bought €45 million ($48.4 million) of project bonds issued by an offshore wind farm.