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Alok Sharma appointed President of COP26
13 February 2020Alok Sharma has been appointed the UK minister in charge of the UN COP26 summit in Glasgow, after being been promoted to UK business secretary by the Prime Minister.
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Moody's says EU Green Deal to bring "transformative" climate transition changes
13 February 2020Moody's Investors Service said the EU 'Green Deal' announced in late 2019 will be "transformative" in driving climate transition changes among a number of different industries in Europe.
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Aviva climate transition strategy crosses €1bn assets milestone
13 February 2020Aviva Investors said its Climate Transition European Equity Strategy has crossed the €1 billion ($1.1 billion) assets under management (AUM) threshold, just six months after being launched.
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Amundi supports Barclays fossil fuel funding shareholder resolution
13 February 2020Major French asset manager Amundi has confirmed it will support a resolution calling on Barclays to phase out its funding for fossil fuel firms.
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Talanx buys €321m of CPPIB offshore wind project debt
12 February 2020German insurance group Talanx has purchased €321 million ($350 million) worth of project bonds in Germany's largest offshore wind power project.
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Bonds round-up: Toyota, France, EBRD, Quebec, River Green ... and more
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BP 'raises questions' with pledge to be 'net zero' by 2050
12 February 2020The new CEO of oil and gas giant BP has released, to great fanfare, a pledge to make the company net zero by 2050 - but NGOs dismissed it as "cynical" and one investor said it "raises a number of questions".
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KKR closes $1.3bn impact fund
12 February 2020New York-based KKR has reached a final close on its $1.3 billion impact fund.
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UK poised to require TCFD-style reporting from pension funds
12 February 2020The UK is set to become the first country to require pension funds to report in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Moody's says ESG concerns increasingly influencing credit quality
11 February 2020Moody's Investors Services said environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns were "increasingly" influencing credit outlooks in 2020.