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PRI launches asset owner advisory committee
15 January 2016The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched an asset owner advisory committee, to be chaired by ABP trustee Xander den Uyl.
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RWE's Dawson elected as IETA chairman
07 December 2015The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has elected Paul Dawson, head of regulatory affairs at RWE Supply and Trading, as chairman of the board.
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Natixis/Groupe BPCE green bond is four-times oversubscribed
04 December 2015France's second biggest bank, Groupe BPCE, has issued a green bond in a deal that was four-times oversubscribed.
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ABP introduces internal emissions cap
04 December 2015Dutch public sector pension fund ABP has stepped up its sustainability drive by announcing a series of 2020 commitments including what is believed to be the first carbon budget for an asset owner.
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COP blog: investors raise their voices on climate change
23 November 2015With so much time and energy focused on COP21, stakeholders might be forgiven for thinking that Paris is the endgame.
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PRI critic Carlisle voted on to board
17 November 2015The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has elected three new directors to its board, including outspoken critic Sarah Carlisle.
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Signatories to GBPs break through 100-mark
28 October 2015The number of signatories to the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) has broken through the 100-mark, representing another milestone in the market's rapid growth.
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Tenergie refinances solar plants for €150m
23 October 2015Credit Agricole has led a syndicate of banks to help French renewable energy developer Tenergie refinance a 54.4MW portfolio of solar projects for €150 million ($165 million).
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Multi-national corporates call for UN talks to facilitate carbon markets
19 October 2015A group of 14 leading industrial companies have called on negotiators at the UN climate change talks in Paris in December to deliver an agreement that facilitates international carbon markets.
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EAPF sets climate change goals for 2020
19 October 2015The UK's Environmental Agency's Pension Fund (EAPF) has updated its environmental policy, detailing how it will integrate climate change into investments decisions.