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Hannover Re is latest insurer to 'exit coal'
20 June 2018Hannover Re is set to become the latest reinsurer to sell some of its coal-related investments.
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Fiji PM urges public-private climate pushback in 'frightening new era'
20 June 2018The Prime Minister of Fiji has urged national governments to issue green bonds and form their own green banks, in an impassioned speech to drive greater public-private cooperation on climate finance.
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ESG analysis boosts emerging market sovereign bond returns, says asset manager
20 June 2018Fully integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process can greatly improve returns from portfolios of emerging market sovereign bonds, according to Belgian finance house Degroof Petercam (DP).
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Landmark change as Government says pension trustees must state policy on ESG risks
19 June 2018London, 18th December 2017 - The Department for Work and Pensions has today published its interim response to the Law Commission's report Pension Funds and Social Investment. Crucially, it responds to recommendations that would require trust-based pension schemes to report on their approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, ethical investment and stewardship, saying it is "minded" to introduce the changes. The FCA, at whom similar recommendations were aimed, has responded saying it will "consider" the Law Commission's report and what "form of rule changes may be appropriate".
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Foresight Solar Fund Limited (the "Company") Proposed Placing of Ordinary Shares and NAV Update
19 June 2018The Board of Foresight Solar Fund Limited announces its intention to raise a target amount of £40 million by way of a placing of new ordinary shares of no par value in the Company ("New Shares") (the "Placing").
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Acquisition of Solwaybank onshore wind farm in the UK
19 June 2018"TRIG" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries "the Group", a London-listed investment company advised by InfraRed Capital Partners as Investment Manager and RES (Renewable Energy Systems) as Operations Manager.
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Lightsource BP delivers its first Indian utility scale solar project in partnership with UK Climate Investments
19 June 2018London, 18 June 2018 - Lightsource BP, a global leader in the development, financing and operation of solar energy projects, is pleased to announce the completion of a renewables project in Maharashtra, India.
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LGIM launches Future World fund for DC schemes
19 June 2018A multi-asset fund for defined contribution (DC) schemes that 'tilts' toward top-performing companies based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has been added to the award-winning Future World family of funds.
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Shovels hit the ground as Foresight invests in additional subsidy-free solar projects in Spain
19 June 2018London: 19 June 2018 - Foresight Group ("Foresight") is pleased to announce construction has commenced on its third subsidy-free solar asset in Iberia ("the Project"). The 10MW cluster, Escalonilla Norte and Escalonilla Sur, is located in the municipalities of Escalonilla and La Puebla de Montalban (Toledo), Central Spain.
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Nephila Climate And Allianz Close Proxy Revenue Swap And Corporate PPA For Macquarie Capital's Lal Lal Wind Farm
19 June 2018JUNE 19, 2018 - HAMILTON, BERMUDA - Nephila Climate ("NCx"), the weather and ESG-driven specialty division of Nephila Holdings Ltd., together with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's alternative risk transfer unit ("Allianz"), announced today that they have closed two related transactions to offset future price and volume risk for the Lal Lal wind farm project ("Lal Lal"), being developed in Victoria, Australia. Lal Lal is owned by a partnership comprising InfraRed Capital Partners, Macquarie Capital and Northleaf Capital.