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PIP infrastructure fund makes first investment
18 July 2016The Multi-Strategy Infrastructure Fund (MSIF), managed by the UK's Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP), has made its first investment – a £27.5 million ($36.4 million) refinancing of a 6.71MW portfolio of rooftop solar installations in England and Wales.
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Link REIT's $500m green bond is Hong Kong's first
15 July 2016Property firm Link REIT has issued a $500 million green bond.
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Jupiter Ecology launches multi-asset version
15 July 2016Asset manager Jupiter has launched a multi-asset version of its pioneering Ecology equities fund.
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Kochetygova bolsters Northern Trust's ESG team
15 July 2016Julia Kochetygova, former head of sustainability indices at S&P DJI, has been appointed to Northern Trust's environmental, social and governance (ESG) team.
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Northern Trust and Stoxx launch ESG ETFs
15 July 2016Northern Trust has launched two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes created by Stoxx.
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Natural Capital Protocol launches
14 July 2016A framework has been launched to help businesses incorporate 'natural capital' factors into their accounting processes.
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Aurora plans $415.4m green-labelled water bond
14 July 2016The city of Aurora in Colorado plans to issue its first green bond, raising $415.36 million.
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EBRD issues its biggest ever green bond
14 July 2016The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has priced its largest ever green bond, in an issue that was upsized to $650 million.
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Insurance industry takes two-track approach to forestry investment
14 July 2016Big insurers want to avoid correlation with natural catastrophe liabilities while smaller players dodge political risk
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The future of climate disclosure - from data to de-risking
13 July 2016As the FSB climate reporting task force continues its deliberations, CDP's Jane Stevensen sets out the principles that should underpin effective disclosure