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Chinese institutions warned of mounting environmental litigation risk
18 February 2019Chinese financial institutions are likely to face greater risk of litigation on environmental issues this year, Beijing-based consultancy SynTao Green Finance has warned.
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First Japanese fund launched for overseas offshore wind
18 February 2019Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) have launched what they claim is Japan's first renewable energy fund to invest in overseas offshore wind projects.
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Agribusiness fund eyes €200m of blended finance
18 February 2019An impact fund aiming to support agribusiness in developing countries has received commitments of €50 million ($57 million) towards its target of €200 million.
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CalSTRS supports activist hedge fund with $250 million
15 February 2019The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has backed a newly launched activist investment management firm, with $250 million in funding.
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EU’s TEG reveals how taxonomy will work in practice
15 February 2019Members of the EU’s Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) have revealed how its taxonomy will work in practice.
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People Moves: Natixis, Wells Fargo Asset Management, Schroders, PIMCO, Truvalue Labs, MSCI, SASB, Boston Trust and Walden, ANZ and Swiss Association for Responsible Investment
15 February 2019Harald Walkate has been appointed as Natixis Investment Managers' first head of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and ESG.
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Oil & gas companies 'jeopardise shareholder returns by rewarding executives for chasing growth'
14 February 2019Shareholder returns are at risk from remuneration schemes that incentivise executives at oil and gas companies to chase volume growth, a report argues.
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Green bond round-up: Verizon; Advanced Soltech; Klovern; NY Dormitory Authority
13 February 2019US telecommunications giant Verizon has raised $1 billion from its first green bond.
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European investors 'oversleep watershed moment formed by Shareholder Directive', finds survey
13 February 2019European investors are poorly informed and unprepared for the "watershed moment" the new Shareholder Directive creates, a survey has found.
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Short-sellers 'to target weak oil & gas firms' in 2019
12 February 2019Short-sellers could start targeting the weakest oil and gas firms in 2019, as their business models come under pressure from increasingly competitive renewables.