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Masdar signs first green loan in Middle East
10 October 2018Renewable energy company Masdar has signed a green revolving credit facility (RCF) with four banks to fund investments in its international clean technology and sustainable real estate projects.
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Ireland hopes to raise up to €4bn via its maiden green bond
10 October 2018Ireland is hoping to raise between €3 billion and €4 billion in its inaugural green bond issuance, which began to be marketed to investors today, Environmental Finance understands.
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Comment: IPCC report
10 October 2018This week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes grim reading, but hopefully it will provide a wake-up call to policymakers across the globe, says Peter Cripps.
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Danish pension fund ATP welcomes EU sustainability reforms
10 October 2018The European Commission’s proposed sustainability taxonomy and green bond standard would help improve transparency of green financial products, according to the chief investment officer of one of Europe’s largest pension funds.
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Orsted boosts presence in US renewables market
10 October 2018US investment manager D. E. Shaw has sold its 100% equity stake in offshore wind energy developer Deepwater Wind to Danish power company Orsted for $510 million.
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Lombard Odier/AIM impact bond fund reveals environmental, social impacts
10 October 2018The Global Climate Bond fund, launched by Lombard Odier Investment Managers in partnership with Affirmative Investment Management (AIM), helped prevent emissions equivalent to 78,431 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year in 2017, as well as supporting 75MW of renewable energy and the treatment of 6,893m3 of wastewater.
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Voting begins in 19th annual Market Rankings
09 October 2018Voting has opened in Environmental Finance's 19th annual Market Rankings – the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.
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Generation forms long-term partnership with Canada’s CDPQ
09 October 2018Generation Investment Management has formed a novel partnership with a leading Canadian asset owner to pursue sustainable investment opportunities with a time horizon of eight - 15 years.
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Amundi’s three-year pledge to ramp up ESG
08 October 2018Amundi has pledged to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis across all its funds and voting practices within three years, as part of a beefed-up responsible investment strategy.
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EU carbon market update, 8 October 2018
08 October 2018Friday’s strong close in the EU Allowance (EUA) market suggests further gains might be in store this week, says Louis Redshaw