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World Bank passes $10bn milestone for green bond issuance
10 April 2017The World Bank has released details of two bonds that it sold to Swedish insurance company Folksam last week, taking its total issuance to date beyond $10 billion.
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Further Environmental Finance Green Bonds Awards winners announced
10 April 2017The second wave of winners of Environmental Finance's Green Bond Awards hail the market's big issuers and innovators.
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More than a third of insurers looking to increase ESG allocation
07 April 2017More than a third, 38%, of insurers plan to increase their allocation to ESG strategies over the year, according to a survey by AXA Investment Managers (IM).
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MSCI launches new ESG risk data tool
07 April 2017MSCI has launched a new tool for assessing environmental, social and governmental (ESG) risks.
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EF BRIEFS: ERAFP, Delta Lloyd AM, Folksam
07 April 2017French public-sector pension scheme ERAFP has mandated nearly €5 billion ($5.31 billion) to 16 environmental, social and governance (ESG) equity fund managers following an extensive selection process.
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People Moves: Dong, Renovate, GCF
07 April 2017Property-Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) company Renovate America has appointed Paige Wisdom Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Tom Hemmings who is moving to an executive vice president role.
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Environmental Finance Green Bond Awards winners revealed
07 April 2017Environmental Finance's Green Bond Awards have gone from strength to strength with the number of categories expanding to reflect the growth in the market.
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UK is 'laggard' of Europe for responsible investment
06 April 2017The UK is the laggard of Europe when it comes to responsible investment, according to one fund manager.
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The growing case for conservation finance
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
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Water companies outperform other environmental stocks - FTSE Russell
05 April 2017Water companies are the best performers in the FTSE Russell Environmental Opportunities Index Series, outperforming the FTSE All World by 22% over the last five years.