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Investors in alternative assets eye opportunities from the SDGs
30 April 2019Almost 90% of investors in ’alternative’ assets such as real estate, infrastructure, private debt and hedge funds, expect the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to create new investment opportunities, a survey by LGT Capital Partners has found.
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Oil firms unattractive without climate targets, say fund managers
30 April 2019Oil companies will no longer appeal to investors unless they adopt business models that support the Paris climate targets, says a report by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the Climate Change Collaboration, a group of charitable trusts.
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RGGI raises $240m from carbon allowance sales in 2018
30 April 2019Almost $240 million was raised from the quarterly auctions of emission allowances in the US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) last year, according to market monitoring firm Potomac Economics.
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EU carbon market update, 29 April 2019
29 April 2019The end of compliance buying this week should help offset the impact of lower auction volumes, says Louis Redshaw.
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Natural capital: investors face data black hole
29 April 2019Investors interested in assessing their dependencies on natural capital are staring into a "great big hole" when it comes to data.
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WCI carbon market update, 29 April 2019
29 April 2019Tight fundamental factors support a continuing bullish view of CCA prices, but the market could be due for some consolidation, says Nicolas Girod.*
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27 firms sign up to green finance principles for Belt and Road
29 April 2019A set of green financing guidelines for China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has received backing from 27 firms around the world.
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Franklin Templeton launches actively-managed green bond ETF
29 April 2019Franklin Templeton has launched what it claims is the first actively-managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) investing in EUR-denominated green bonds.
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Luxcara acquires 750MW Swedish wind project
29 April 2019German asset manager Luxcara has acquired a 750MW wind project in Sweden, which it claims is one of the largest single-site onshore wind projects in Europe.
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ESG investing a primary consideration for only 5% of insurers, says Goldman Sachs
29 April 2019Only 5% of insurers globally think environmental, social and governance (ESG) and/or impact investing is a primary investment consideration, while 57% regard it as one of several considerations, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).