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PRI partners with CFA on mapping ESG best practice
23 May 2017The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute have collaborated to produce a global study of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice within the investment management sector.
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KfW doubles size of its green bond purchasing programme
23 May 2017KfW, the German development bank, has committed to spend €2 billion ($2.2 billion) on buying green bonds, doubling the size of a commitment made in 2015.
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The impact of youth
22 May 2017Impact investing remains a niche pursuit but could millennials prove a game changer, asks Joe Walsh
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EU carbon market weekly update - 22 May 2017
22 May 2017A further rise in EUA prices is a possibility this week, but a surge above €5 could prove difficult, says Louis Redshaw.
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Susi to launch €1bn renewables fund
22 May 2017Swiss asset manager Susi Partners plans to launch its largest ever fund, a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) global renewable energy infrastructure vehicle, in the final quarter of the year.
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Lombard Odier hails strong start for green bond fund
22 May 2017Lombard Odier says its green bond fund has been among its most successful capital raises. Since its launch in March its assets have swelled to €240 million ($270 million) and it has won a further SFR100 million ($100 million) separate account from an undisclosed Japanese pension fund.
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New finance tools could spur further decline in offshore wind costs, says McKinsey
22 May 2017Innovative finance, alongside technology improvements and operational efficiencies, could lower the cost of offshore wind energy in 2020 to less than a third of what it was in 2010, according to McKinsey analysts.
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US Bancorp to stop financing fossil fuel pipelines
22 May 2017US Bancorp, the second oldest charted bank in the US, will not invest in future oil and gas pipelines as part of a landmark new environmental policy.
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IETA urges UK's continued participation in EU ETS post-Brexit
19 May 2017The International Emission Trading Association (IETA) has called on the UK to stay in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) after Brexit, at least until the end of 2020, when the current phase ends.
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People moves: JLEN, Cornerstone, Pimco
19 May 2017John Laing Environmental Assets Group's (JLEN) David Hardy will leave the UK yieldco and transfer internally to its sister company focused on infrastructure public private partnership projects, John Laing Infrastructure Fund Limited (JLIF).