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Enel set to issue green bond
19 December 2016Italy-based energy provider Enel Group is set to launch a green bond. The company met with investors last week as part of a non-deal roadshow.
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NNIP launches multi-asset sustainability fund
19 December 2016Dutch investor NN Investment Partners (IP) has launched a €100 million ($105 million) multi-asset sustainability fund.
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EOS IM partners with Italian retailer on energy efficiency upgrades
19 December 2016EOS Investment Management (IM) has partnered with Italian supermarket chain Conad Group to provide energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction improvements at nine stores.
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2016 catastrophes cost $158 billion, says Swiss Re
19 December 2016Natural and man-made catastrophes in 2016 are estimated to have caused economic losses of $158 billion, according to Swiss Re.
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Ship owners and NGOs object to EU ETS reform proposals
19 December 2016A proposed revision of the EU's pioneering Emissions Trading System (ETS) is facing strong opposition from ship owners and some environmental NGOs.
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Axa IM awarded €124m fixed income ESG mandate
19 December 2016Axa Investment Management (IM) has been awarded a €124 million ($130 million) fixed income environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandate by Japanese insurer Nippon Life.
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Green Climate Fund approves $315m of projects - but misses target
16 December 2016The Green Climate Fund has approved a further $315.2 million of funding for projects at its latest board meeting, but has fallen short of its target for the year.
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Belgium's largest offshore wind farm secures €867m debt package
16 December 2016Belgium's largest offshore wind farm has reached financial close, after it secured a 15-year, €867 million ($905 million) debt package from a consortium of 10 financial institutions.
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GIB, MUFG, Siemens and Barclays fund £180m energy-from-waste plant
16 December 2016The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has invested alongside Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Siemens Bank, Natixis and Barclays into a £180 million ($225 million) energy-from-waste plant in Wales.
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European energy companies enter market
16 December 2016Leading weather risk specialists see hedging demand growing from energy companies in Europe and the agriculture sector in the US. Joe Walsh reports