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Circularity Capital closes upsized equity fund at £60m
14 January 2019Circularity Capital has reached a £60 million ($77 million) final close for an equity fund – smashing its £50 million target.
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People moves: World Bank, BlackRock, IIGCC, Partners Group, Greencoat, PRI, SASB, US SIF, Osmosis and Grantham Institute
14 January 2019The World Bank has launched a search for a new president after Jim Yong Kim announced he would leave his role three years earlier than expected, to become a partner at Global Infrastructure Partners.
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The tragic V sign
14 January 2019A radical rethink of land management and agricultural policy is required to help combat further biodiversity loss, says Sarasin's Henry Boucher
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EU Parliament votes for supervisors to consider sustainability factors
11 January 2019A proposal that could empower European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to include sustainability risks when monitoring financial institutions has won a key vote in the European Parliament.
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Impact fund eyes £200m London IPO
11 January 2019A first-of-its kind investment trust that will target private 'impact investments' is currently trying to raise £200 million ($250 million) via a London listing.
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Blueprints to boost nature conservation investment unveiled
11 January 2019A set of blueprints has been published to help boost private investment in forest and marine conservation, coastal resilience and sustainable cocoa farming.
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European Commission provides the sustainability weapon... ammunition to follow
11 January 2019Investment professionals have given a mixed reaction to draft EU rules on integrating sustainability in the fiduciary duty of investment firms and insurers. These rules are tied to another piece of legislation currently being designed and whose outcome could lead to significant change… or further greenwashing. Vincent Huck reports
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HSBC predicts up to $250bn in green, social and sustainability bonds in 2019
10 January 2019HSBC expects a boost in supply of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds in 2019, with as much as $250 billion in total GSS bonds, up from $199.5 billion in 2018.
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EU’s TEG publishes report on climate-related disclosures
10 January 2019The EU-mandated Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance has revealed its recommendations for harmonising the EU’s existing reporting framework with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Schroders launches sustainable equity fund
10 January 2019Schroders has launched a European sustainable equity fund, which adopts a best-in-class investment approach as well as exclusions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes.