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UNEP FI calls for impact investors to join legal working group
22 February 2019Investors have been invited to join a working group to develop a ‘legal framework’ for impact investing by the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
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Green bond funds struggle in tough 2018
22 February 2019In a tough year for fixed income markets, most green bond funds lagged their benchmarks. Peter Cripps and Elena K. Johansson report
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FRR tightens coal exclusion criteria
22 February 2019France’s Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has tightened the criteria it uses to exclude coal from its investments.
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Sharia-compliant energy transition investment fund launched
21 February 2019The first Sharia-compliant investment fund looking to benefit from the energy transition has been launched.
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Land remediation impact fund in £100m fundraise
21 February 2019A private equity fund that will invest in regenerating contaminated urban land in the UK has started a £100 million ($130 million) fundraising round, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Glencore bows to CA100+ over coal
20 February 2019Mining giant Glencore’s pledge to curb its coal production capacity has been welcomed as a victory for investor engagement by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) members.
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Green bond round-up: Indonesia; Stora Enso; FMO;Quebec; DTE Electric; BBVA; Los Angeles MTA; Iowa; Nobina
20 February 2019The Republic of Indonesia has issued its second sovereign green sukuk. The $750 million deal pays a coupon of 3.9% and will mature in 2024.
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Renewables attract growing interest from institutional investors, says Aquila
20 February 2019Institutional investors' average portfolio exposure to renewable infrastructure has jumped to 3.6% from 2% in 2016, according to a survey commissioned by Aquila Capital.
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Clean energy tipping points 'can accelerate by years when using concessional finance'
20 February 2019Tipping points at which clean energy outpaces fossil fuel energy could move substantially ahead by two or more years when concessional finance is applied, a report said.
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M&G tackles impact investing in public equity markets
20 February 2019Less than 12 months after launching its Impact Financing fund (LINK) for the private debt market, UK asset manager M&G Investments is now tackling the same issue via the public equity market.