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  • People Moves: Tideway, CalSTRS and Nature Conservancy

    06 July 2018
  • Equinor buys energy trading company in move toward cleaner fuels

    06 July 2018

    Oil and gas company Equinor has acquired power and gas trader Danske Commodities (DC), as it looks to shift its business model toward cleaner fuels.

  • Channelling capital into forest conservation

    06 July 2018

    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

  • Sovereign wealth funds worth $3trn devise climate framework

    06 July 2018

    Six of the biggest sovereign wealth funds, with a combined $3 trillion in assets, have come together to launch a framework on how to integrate climate change into their investment decisions.

  • Impax assets rise by 7% in third quarter

    06 July 2018

    Impax has grown its assets under management (AUM) to £11.8 billion ($15.6 billion), an increase of 7% compared with the previous quarter.

  • AccorHotels signs €1.2bn sustainability-linked loan

    06 July 2018

    A consortium of 15 banks has signed a deal with AccorHotels to link the interest rate on a €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) loan to the hospitality company’s sustainability performance.

  • Morgan Stanley launches sustainability-focused fund

    05 July 2018

    Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched a global, low-carbon equity fund.

  • Innergex buys large-scale solar project in US

    05 July 2018

    Innergex Renewable Energy has acquired a 250MW photovoltaic solar project in Texas, with a Wells Fargo subsidiary expected to come in as a tax equity investor when commercial operations begin.

  • Green Climate Fund director quits following ‘challenging’ meeting

    05 July 2018

    Howard Bamsey has resigned as executive director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), it has been announced.

  • Pennon Group inks second green loan

    05 July 2018

    UK waste and water treatment firm Pennon Group has signed two green loans with NAB.