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  • Foresight buys 117MW of Australian solar assets

    13 October 2017

    UK-based investment manager Foresight has ramped up its exposure to the Australian solar market, purchasing a 117MW portfolio from renewables company Canadian Solar.

  • More than 800 companies failing to price in carbon risk, CDP says

    12 October 2017

    More than 800 laggards are potentially at risk from future regulatory changes for carbon emissions because they don't have a plan to use internal carbon pricing, a report by CDP has found.

  • Taking inspiration from the renewables revolution

    12 October 2017

    What lessons can be learned from the evolution of the renewables industry, and what lies ahead for energy storage, asks Samer Salty

  • Green bond round-up, 11 October 2017

    11 October 2017

    Fiji looking at green bonds, says economy minister Fiji is considering using green bonds to help boost the country's renewable energy resources, according to a senior minister quoted in the local press.

  • Green Bonds Americas – last chance to book!

    11 October 2017

    Registrations for Environmental Finance's agenda-setting Green Bonds Americas conference will close on Monday 16 October.

  • BNP Paribas says 'non' to oil and gas from shale and tar sands

    11 October 2017

    BNP Paribas today pledged to stop doing business with companies focused on oil and gas from shale and tar sands.

  • Investors pay up for DKB's green bond

    11 October 2017

    German bank Deutsche Kreditbank's (DKB) return to the green bond market appears to have attracted favourable terms, according to underwriters.

  • Mexican and Canadian pension funds buy $1.35bn of Enel renewables

    11 October 2017

    Canadian institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) and a consortium of Mexican companies have paid $1.35 billion for a majority share in eight Enel wind and solar assets.

  • ABP says SDGs help it manage long-term risk

    10 October 2017

    Dutch civil service pension fund ABP says a customised taxonomy for investing in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will help it navigate long-term risk and return issues.

  • Finnish fund Elo joins IIGCC to strengthen engagement

    10 October 2017

    Finnish pension fund Elo has joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) to reinforce its new climate change strategy.