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  • Insurers face potential screening by San Francisco for coal and tar sands involvement

    27 July 2018

    City's supervisors approved resolution urging action to be done

  • Allianz Global Investors buys wind farms in France

    27 July 2018

    The firm seeks to expand its Allianz Renewable Energy Fund II

  • Australia and New Zealand to develop sustainable finance roadmap

    27 July 2018

    More than 300 organisations with a combined $10 trillion in assets have agreed to produce a roadmap to grow sustainable finance in Australia and New Zealand.

  • Channelling capital into forest conservation

    A significant increase in the level of private finance being channelled into forest conservation is required in order to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement, a roundtable organised by Environmental Finance and Finance for Forests heard. Michael Hurley reports

  • ESG consideration gaining ground in credit risk analysis

    26 July 2018

    Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are no longer a concern only to equity investors, as fixed income market participants, including credit rating agencies, are increasingly paying heed to them, says the PRI's Carmen Nuzzo.

  • PGGM takes 20% stake in Suez Water Resources

    26 July 2018

    Dutch asset manager PGGM has agreed to buy a 20% stake in Suez Water Resources, via its infrastructure fund.

  • KKR adds to list of ESG priority challenges

    26 July 2018

    Private equity giant KKR has modified its approach to environmental social and governance (ESG) issues and said it has invested more than $4.6 billion in 'sustainable solutions-oriented themes' over the past 10 years.

  • Ireland unveils renewable energy auction scheme

    26 July 2018

    The Irish government has approved an auction scheme designed to increase its electricity generation from renewable energy sources (RES-E) to 55%, by 2030.

  • PRI explores supporting ESG pension fund pooling

    25 July 2018

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is considering ways to support pension fund signatories in pooling their demand for environmental, social, governance (ESG) services from investment consultants.

  • Green bonds round-up, 25 July

    25 July 2018

    The City of Toronto has completed a green bond issue worth C$300 million ($228 million), becoming the second city in Canada to issue green-labelled notes, following Ottawa's C$102 million issue in November.