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People moves: CalPERS, FCLTGlobal, NNIP, Lightsource BP, ALLCOT Colombia
18 January 2019Elisabeth Bourqui has resigned as chief operating investment officer at public pension fund California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), after less than eight months in office.
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QBE sets impact investing target at $1bn
18 January 2019QBE has set a goal to grow its impact investment portfolio to $1bn by 2021, tripling its previous minimum commitments.
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Making emissions reductions strategically important
Finding ways to manage and reduce emissions has not been on the forefront of the agendas of European industrials and utilities in the past decades – but this is starting to change. James Atkins and Marc Falguera von Niessen at emissions trading specialist Vertis, reflect on the company’s 20 years in business
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Moringa makes eighth investment
18 January 2019Agro-ecology fund Moringa has made an investment in an organic mango puree producer in Mali.
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Larry's letter: do you prefer the real news, or the fake?
17 January 2019BlackRock was stung by a fake news stunt that highlighted its sluggish movement on climate change, says Peter Cripps
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Bloomberg forms CEO supergroup to tackle climate change
17 January 2019Michael Bloomberg has assembled a group of six financial sector leaders to deliver a special report to the G7 on ramping up private capital flows into climate-friendly investments.
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African yieldco gets GIG-backed blended finance boost
17 January 2019The planned launch of an African renewables yieldco has been boosted with R1 billion ($72.8 million) in cornerstone investment from Investec and a UK-based public-private-partnership.
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Investa and ANZ seal first Australian corporate green loan
17 January 2019ANZ has arranged a green loan worth AUD170 million ($122 million) with real estate company Investa, which claims it is the first such loan in Australia.
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Q&A: The TEG's report on climate-related reporting
17 January 2019Elena K. Johansson talks to experts about the implications of a report by the EU's Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance on disclosures for companies and investors.
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Building green warehouses - a new frontier for Asia
Green warehouses – which use a variety of climate-friendly approaches to reduce energy use and waste – are set to play a very significant role in both the greening of Asia's building and also in green finance.