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PME to link 10% of assets to SDGs
27 March 2017Dutch metal and engineering pension scheme Pensionfonds van de Metalektro (PME) will link 10% of its €45 billion ($48.6 billion) in assets to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next five years.
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Counterparty risk is the biggest problem emerging market water projects face, says Blackstone
27 March 2017Counterparty risk is a major obstacle to creating "bankable" water infrastructure projects in emerging markets, according to Blackstone.
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Singapore's financial regulator launches green bond initiative
27 March 2017Singapore has launched a green bond grant programme to help issuers pay the additional costs associated with obtaining an external review, in a bid to kickstart issuance from the state.
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Exclusive: UK government launches working group on pulling out of EU ETS
24 March 2017The UK government has launched a working group on forming a national carbon market, in a signal that the country is preparing to leave the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as a result of Brexit, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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People Moves; Railpen, RCG, Convention on Biological Diversity
24 March 2017RPMI Railpen has appointed Leo George as the new head of sustainable ownership, replacing Deborah Gilshan who has left the UK railway pension scheme to join Standard Life Investments' as a governance and stewardship director in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) team.
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SDGs are becoming the language for investors when it comes to assessing impact
24 March 2017The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are becoming the common language when it comes to reporting and communicating on investment impact, according to one asset manager.
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EIB and China aim to strengthen investor confidence in green bonds
23 March 2017The People's Bank of China and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have launched an initiative to strengthen investor confidence in green bonds.
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Aviva calls for global definition of fiduciary duty incorporating sustainability
23 March 2017UK insurance giant Aviva has called on the UN, OECD and G20 to adopt universal rules on fiduciary responsibility that allow the investors to incorporate longer-term risks such as climate change.
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Quaero fund drops forestry to concentrate on infrastructure
23 March 2017Swiss asset manager Quaero Capital is to drop forestry, real estate and agriculture from its Real Assets Fund as it orientates the Luxembourg-listed fund to a UCITS structure focused solely on infrastructure.
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TRIG to expand into battery storage assets with £50m share raise
23 March 2017The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) is looking to raise £50 million ($62.4 million) through issuing new shares as it is set to help it acquire its first battery storage asset.