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UK pension scheme NEST divests £27.2m from high carbon companies
11 September 2017The UK's national workplace pension provider has divested £27.2 million from companies that it deems are not adequately adapting to a low-carbon economy, including Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell, it has said.
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Proposed rule changes boost RGGI carbon price
11 September 2017Prices soared in last week's quarterly auction of emission allowances held by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the first to be held since the market proposed a set of rule changes.
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People Moves: Wheb, PwC, Moody's, Mainstream, Varma, FTSE Russell
08 September 2017Ingrid Holmes has joined asset manager Wheb's independent advisory committee to review the holdings in Wheb's investments funds.
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Green Investment Group makes £38m waste-to-energy investment
08 September 2017The Green Investment Group has committed to invest £38 million ($50 million) in the construction of a 70MW waste-to-energy facility in the UK, alongside a syndicate of lenders.
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UBS outlines sustainability ambition, and says US will seize ESG leadership from Europe
08 September 2017UBS has laid out its ambition to make the financial services group a leader in the sustainability space.
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Zurich promotes Köb to lead insurer's responsible investment
07 September 2017Zurich's head of responsible investment Manuel Lewin has been promoted to become the Swiss insurer's head of risk strategy, and will be replaced by Johanna Köb.
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Q&A: Why Swiss Re chose ESG benchmarks
07 September 2017The group's chief investment officer, Guido Fürer, explains why he feels that adopting the ESG benchmarks has been the most meaningful and strategic step in its journey to integrate ESG considerations
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Green bond comment: Back to work!
06 September 2017The summer holiday is over for the green bond market.
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Green bond round-up, 6 September 2017
06 September 2017Canada's export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC) has issued its fourth green bond – its first denominated in its home currency.
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Scor sets new benchmark for coal divestment
06 September 2017Won't invest in companies with more than 30% of turnover from coal