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Lekela seals financial close of Senegal’s first utility-scale wind farm
30 July 2018Renewables platform Lekela Power has reached financial close for the first ever utility-scale wind project in Senegal.
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Candriam warns EU of low-carbon benchmark perils
30 July 2018Luxembourg-based asset manager Candriam has warned the European Commission against being too narrow in its efforts to improve the sustainability profile of benchmark indexes.
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Don't regulate us on climate change, say insurers
27 July 2018Watchdogs should not create a separate sphere of rules for insurers to combat the risks of climate change, underwriters have told the peak global supervisory association.
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First resource efficiency-themed absolute return fund launched
27 July 2018A fund due to launch next week claims to be the first absolute return fund to be based on the theme of resource efficiency.
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People Moves: New York State Common Retirement Fund, 2° Investing Initiative, MSCI and ClimateWise
27 July 2018Anastasia Titarchuk has been announced as interim CIO of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, replacing Vicki Fuller who will retire next week after six years of service.
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Insurers face potential screening by San Francisco for coal and tar sands involvement
27 July 2018City's supervisors approved resolution urging action to be done
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Allianz Global Investors buys wind farms in France
27 July 2018The firm seeks to expand its Allianz Renewable Energy Fund II
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Australia and New Zealand to develop sustainable finance roadmap
27 July 2018More 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.
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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
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ESG consideration gaining ground in credit risk analysis
26 July 2018Environmental, 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.