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Trium Capital to launch emissions impact fund
27 June 2019UK-based alternative asset manager Trium Capital plans to launch a European collective investment scheme (UCITS) "impact" fund that actively engages with companies in high-emitting sectors to reduce their carbon footprint.
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Green Bonds round-up, 26 June
26 June 2019BBVA issued its first green bond, also for €1 billion, in May 2018. Since then it has issued two much smaller bonds, in September 2018 and February 2019.
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The ESG data files - introduction
26 June 2019ESG data has gone 'mainstream'. But how good is it, and in what ways does it need to improve? Environmental Finance is today launching a series of features to answer these questions. Peter Cripps reports
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Stoxx wins low-carbon index deal with four German pension funds
26 June 2019Stoxx has signed a landmark licensing deal to provide sustainable, climate-friendly global index solutions to four German pension funds.
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Stewardship in passive funds will be the new normal, says survey
25 June 2019Pension funds and their fund managers will drive corporate stewardship in their passive investments to the extent that it becomes the new normal, a survey has found.
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Central banks should fund infra, not buy gilts, says Aviva
25 June 2019Central banks should use the reserves they have accumulated in the wake of the financial crisis to help build long-term infrastructure, rather than buying sovereign bonds that "drive a wedge through society", the head of Aviva Investors has argued.
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Shipping sector lacks investments in transformative technologies to stem climate risks
25 June 2019Most major shipping companies have failed to deploy transformative and innovative technologies to protect themselves against climate-related risks, according to a CDP study.
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Zurich signs UN business pledge to limit global temperature rise
25 June 2019Zurich has become the first insurer to sign up to the UN Global Compact Business Ambition Pledge, which aims to limit average global temperature increases to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2030.
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Climate Investor One raises $850m for developing country renewables
25 June 2019Climate Investor One (CIO), a blended finance vehicle set up by Dutch and South African institutions, has reached $850 million at its final close, far above its initial target of $530 million.
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EU Weekly Carbon Update, 24 June 2019
25 June 2019The bulls seem to have the upper hand in the market for EU Allowances at present, says Louis Redshaw.