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ABP to double sustainable investments by 2020
16 October 2015Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds (ABP), the third-largest pension fund in the world, has pledged to double its sustainable investments in an overhaul of its responsible investment strategy.
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French renewables firm secures €100m in private equity financing
12 October 2015Paris-based Eren Renewable Energy has secured approximately €100 million in equity financing from a consortium of four investors.
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UK asset manager accuses PRI of 'losing its way'
14 September 2015The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has been accused of having "lost its way" by an asset manager hoping to join the organisation's board.
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The hidden benefits of green bonds: reflections from an issuer
11 September 2015Issuing a green bond has more benefits for the issuer than mere investor diversification, says Manuel Thomas.
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Oil firms demand worldwide carbon pricing in open letter
01 June 2015A group of six oil companies have called for the introduction of a global carbon price as part of "ambitious policy frameworks" to help tackle climate change, in an open letter to world leaders.
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Shell, Statoil commit to improving disclosure of climate change risks
20 May 2015Shareholders of Shell and Statoil have overwhelmingly passed resolutions committing the companies to improve disclosure of their climate change strategies and to aim for an 'A' rating in the CDP Leadership Performance Index.
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Shell and Statoil next to face climate votes at AGM
15 May 2015Shell and Statoil will become the latest fossil fuel companies to address mounting shareholder concerns about climate change when they hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) next week.
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Nearly half asset owners are 'negligently gambling on climate risk'
27 April 2015Nearly half of the biggest asset owners in the world have failed to take action to safeguard their portfolios against the threat of climate change, according to a report.
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BP chairman urges policymakers to put price on carbon
17 April 2015The chairman of oil giant BP has used the firm's annual general meeting (AGM), held yesterday, to call for governments to impose a carbon price in what climate-change activists have called a "game changing day".
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BP follows Shell in supporting investor climate resolution
06 February 2015Oil giant BP has joined Royal Dutch Shell in backing shareholders' demands for more emphasis on the move to a low-carbon economy.