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  • NBIM says palm oil still too risky to invest in

    10 March 2017

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages Norway's $900 billion sovereign wealth fund, has said it considers the palm oil sector to be still "too risky for investment".

  • World Bank launches SDG bonds

    10 March 2017

    The World Bank has launched a €163 million ($172 million) index linked bond that will directly link returns to the performance of companies advancing the global development priorities set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

  • UK budget defers green economy decisions for later in the year

    09 March 2017

    The UK budget offered very little for the green economy with major decisions deferred for later in the year, according to one environmentally themed fund manager.

  • Suez and Canadian pension fund acquire GE Water for €3.2bn

    09 March 2017

    French waste and water group Suez and Canadian pension fund manager Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) have partnered to buy General Electric's (GE) water division.

  • Nigeria publishes green bond guidelines as it gears up to issue

    09 March 2017

    The Nigerian government has published green bond guidelines as it gears up to become the first African sovereign to tap the market.

  • Upgrading ESG

    08 March 2017

    Are credit ratings subprime when it comes to integrating ESG risks, asks Hamza Ali

  • Green bond round-up, 8 March 2017

    08 March 2017

    Region Ile de France has priced its fifth green bond raising €500 million ($527 million).

  • CEFC backs green property fund with A$100m

    08 March 2017

    Australia's green bank has invested A$100 million ($76 million) into a green property fund

  • Brookfield buys SunEdison yieldcos

    07 March 2017

    Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has acquired a controlling stake in TerraForm Power (TERP), in a deal valued at $1.7 billion.

  • Credit Agricole assigns $2bn to green projects following securitisation

    07 March 2017

    Credit Agricole plans to deploy $2 billion of new lending to a range of 'green' projects as a result of a novel securitisation deal.