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Responsible investment surges 9% in Australia
27 July 2017Assets managed according to 'responsible investment' (RI) principles in Australia increased 9% last year and now represent 44% of all assets professionally managed in the country.
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Grenergy buys into Argentinian wind market
27 July 2017Spain-based project developer Grenergy has purchased a 24MW wind farm in Argentina as part of its South American expansion strategy, building on its presence in Chile, Mexico, Peru and Colombia, where it already operates 1.3GW of wind and solar projects.
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Canada's La Caisse pays C$287m for Boralex stake
27 July 2017Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse), one of Canada's major institutional investors, has paid C$287.5 million ($229.5 million) for a 17.3% stake in renewables company Boralex.
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Cubico acquires two Spanish solar plants
27 July 2017Renewables investment firm Cubico has added 98.8MW to its portfolio of solar assets with the purchase of the Andasol 1 and 2 power plants in Spain.
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US impact investors announce plans to expand the market
27 July 2017A US group of impact investors, formed last year, has agreed a new mandate to enable it to advocate for favourable policies, catalyse the flow of impact capital, and expand impact investing globally.
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BlackRock and Lightsource to create £1bn solar portfolio
27 July 2017Asset manager BlackRock and UK-based solar energy firm Lightsource have agreed to jointly create a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) portfolio of solar power assets in the UK.
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IFC discloses details of first green 'Kauri' bond
27 July 2017The first green bond from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to be denominated in New Zealand dollars will be a ten-year issue for a minimum of NZD100 million ($75 million), the issuer said.
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Green Bond round-up, 26 July 2017
26 July 2017IFC to issue first 'Kauri' New Zealand green bond
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Macpherson promoted at S&P Global
26 July 2017Martina Macpherson has been promoted to head S&P Global Ratings' new environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and analysis unit.
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Union Investment grows sustainable funds to €30bn
26 July 2017German investment manager Union Investment has grown the assets in its sustainable funds to €30 billion ($34.9 billion), an increase of about €9 billion on 2016.