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Green bond market sees another record month
01 December 2017The booming green bond market scaled fresh heights in November, which saw $16.7 billion of issues, setting a new monthly record.
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People moves: Carbon Tracker, Allianz, WWF, Sustineri, BMO
01 December 2017Carbon Tracker Initiative has appointed Hermes Investment Management's chief executive Saker Nusseibeh as non-executive chairman.
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EIB and five development banks launch Marguerite II with a war chest of over €700m
01 December 2017A new pan-European fund to support infrastructure investments in renewables, energy and transport has been launched by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and five national promotional banks (NPBs).
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Macquarie negotiating debt deal in world's largest biomass plant
01 December 2017Macquarie Group is understood to be in discussions with a consortium of Korean investors to introduce mezzanine debt to the construction of the world's largest biomass power plant.
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UK's Brunel Pension Partnership joins IIGCC
01 December 2017The Brunel Pension Partnership has become the first of the UK's eight pooled local government pension schemes to join the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).
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US food companies must do more to prevent 'antibiotics apocalypse'
01 December 2017Investors are beginning to wake up to the dangers posed by antibiotic immunity, argues Maria Lettini
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Banks 'should disclose how loans impact SDGs'
30 November 2017Banks should regularly report on what kind of companies they are lending money to, and how these loans impact the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, the UK head of Triodos Bank has argued.
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Green Investment Group enters energy-efficiency-as-a-service market
30 November 2017The Green Investment Group (GIG) has launched a 'pay-as-you-save' energy efficiency service, which has no upfront costs, for medium to large energy consumers in the UK.
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Canada Pension Plan to buy up ReNew shares with an eye on IPO
30 November 2017Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is positioning itself to acquire a stake of about 15% in Indian solar and wind company ReNew Power before the renewables company's initial public offering in 2018.
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Green bonds round-up, 29 November 2017
29 November 2017The latest green bond from New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reached $2.021 billion, confirming it as the largest ever municipal green bond.