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Energy efficiency fund buys $110m US portfolio
05 February 2020Investment fund SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) has completed its $110 million acquisition of a 50% stake in a US industrial portfolio.
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£60bn pension groups to launch London impact fund
05 February 2020Three London pension groups plan to launch a fund that will target investments in affordable housing, urban regeneration, digital infrastructure and clean energy.
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BNY Mellon launches sterling version of sustainable bond fund
04 February 2020BNY Mellon Investment Management has launched a sustainable, sterling version of its £2 billion ($2.6 billion) Global Dynamic Bond strategy.
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Green, social and sustainability bond issuance to hit $400bn in 2020
04 February 2020Green, social and sustainability bond issuance will hit a combined $400 billion in 2020, up 24% from the previous record of $323 billion achieved in 2019, Moody's Investors Service has predicted.
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Less than one-fifth of industrial companies aligned with 2°C, says TPI
04 February 2020Only 19% of the largest, listed industrial companies have emissions reduction plans compatible with limiting climate change to 2°C, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).
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UK government launches COP26 after sacking president
04 February 2020The UK government's launch of the UN Climate Summit, to be hosted in Glasgow in November, was overshadowed by its dismissal of the president of the negotiations, who hit back with a letter warning the process is "miles off track".
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AllianzGI poaches BlackRock head of sustainable emerging market debt
04 February 2020Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has hired Giulia Pellegrini as senior portfolio manager within its emerging market debt team.
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Impact investment fund of funds passes 'milestone' assets level
03 February 2020An impact investment fund of funds has passed €100 million ($110 million) in assets under management (AUM), shortly after completing a new investment based around financial inclusion.
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BMO sets climate change as key engagement priority
03 February 2020BMO Global Asset Management has pledged to intensify its engagement with companies this year on the topic of climate change.
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Biodiversity, shipping among Sustainalytics' impact trends for 2020
03 February 2020Sustainalytics has identified biodiversity and 'cleaner shipping' among 10 investment themes for 2020 it says look best placed to contribute positively to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and potentially create impact in addition to financial returns.