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The four characteristics of impact investors
02 November 2018A draft set of four characteristics that define impact investors has been launched, in a bid to help the market continue to "scale up with integrity".
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People Moves: World Bank, BNP Paribas, BlackRock
02 November 2018Jingdong Hua has been appointed as vice president and treasurer of the World Bank, and will start his new post on 1 January.
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Last chance to vote in Environmental Finance Market Rankings
02 November 2018Voting in Environmental Finance's Annual Market Rankings – the most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets – will close at midnight on Monday (5 November).
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Comment from the GIIN conference - will impact investing supplant ESG?
01 November 2018The concept of impact investing is gaining traction. But will it overtake ESG, asks Peter Cripps
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Stranded assets warning for $60bn of Asian coal plants
01 November 2018A projected drop in renewable energy costs will leave $60 billion of coal burning plants in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines 'stranded' within a decade, a report by NGO Carbon Tracker has warned.
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Building the energy efficiency marketplace
01 November 2018Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is about more than just boosting financial returns, says Clare Taylor
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UK government rejects calls for mandatory climate-related reporting
01 November 2018The UK government has rebutted calls from a parliamentary committee to require companies to make climate-related financial disclosures.
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Green bonds round-up, 31 Oct 2018
31 October 2018German utility EnBW has raised €500 million ($573 million) from its inaugural issue on the green bond market.
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No alternative: Making sustainable infrastructure the only option
Only a fraction of global climate finance is reaching European cities despite their crucial role in decarbonising the economy. Developing a bankable project pipeline and new finance solutions replicable across cities is key to meet the enormous need for sustainable infrastructure
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$120m fund planned to help clean energy firms in emerging markets
31 October 2018The Shell Foundation is to seed a fund that aims to raise $120 million to help young, clean energy-focussed companies in emerging markets.