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Ilmarinen's new climate policy to double sustainable solutions in listed equities
05 December 2016Finnish pension fund Ilmarinen has a new climate policy that includes targets to double the share of its listed equity investments which generate sustainable solutions from 6% to 12% by 2020.
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BNDES launches renewables-focused green bond fund
05 December 2016Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has launched a R$500 million ($143 million) green bond fund to buy domestically issued renewable energy bonds.
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People moves - RobecoSAM, ANZ, ADE, Zevin, Stem
02 December 2016RobecoSAM has appointed Aris Prepoudis its new chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Michael Baldinger, who left to become head of sustainable and impact investing at UBS earlier this year.
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Green bond market doubles to $84bn
02 December 2016Green bond issuance has doubled last year's total to reach a record breaking $84 billion, thanks in part to a giant green bond issued by China's Bank of Communications (BoCom), Environmental Finance can reveal.
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AP2 incorporates ESG into SEK90bn worth of assets
02 December 2016Swedish pension fund AP2 has incorporated environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the management of its global equities portfolio, worth SEK90 billion ($9.75 billion).
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The Natural Capital Protocol and finance
02 December 2016A finance supplement to the Natural Capital Protocol is being drawn up, and is currently seeking feedback from the market. Mark Gough and Rory Sullivan explain
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Trump will not scupper the growth in environmental finance, says buoyant Impax
01 December 2016The election of Donald Trump is unlikely to derail the growth in environmentally-themed investments, Impax Asset Management said today as it reported a record year of growth, led by the US.
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Impax reaches first close on third renewables PE fund
01 December 2016Impax Asset Management has reached a €149 million ($158 million) first close on its third European renewables-focused private equity fund.
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Chinese bank in largest ever green bond deal
30 November 2016A major Chinese bank has issued a RMB30 billion ($4.4 billion) green bond, making it the largest green bond issued in a single transaction.Chinese bank in largest ever green bond deal
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WHEEL 'could be rolled out to UK and India'
30 November 2016The Warehouse for Energy Efficiency Loans (Wheel) programme pioneered in the US could be rolled out to the UK and India,a report argues.