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New York MTA issues $500m 'certified' green bond
03 February 2016New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is to issue a green bond certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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Kexim prices second green bond
03 February 2016The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has issued an almost three-times oversubscribed $400 million green bond.
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Copenhagen city fund to divest from fossil fuels
03 February 2016Copenhagen's DKK6.9 billion ($1 billion) investment fund is to sell its holdings in fossil fuel companies, according to local press reports.
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Kexim set to issue second green bond
02 February 2016The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) is set to issue its second dollar denominated green bond, which is expected to be priced later today.
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UK government acts to protect green mission of GIB
02 February 2016The privatisation of the UK's pioneering Green Investment Bank (GIB) moved a step closer today when the government announced that a 'special share' would be created to help ensure the bank retains its environmental goals, after the introduction of private capital.
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Best performing funds of 2015: Pioneer Ecology
02 February 2016The fund outperformed in 2015, helped by its decision to ditch solar and stick with wind stocks. Fund manager Christian Zimmermann talks to Peter Cripps.
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Industrial Bank's green bond helps Chinese issuers dominate market in 2016
02 February 2016Industrial Bank has issued its inaugural RMB10bn ($1.5 billion) green bond, meaning that so far in 2016 the value of Chinese issues has more than doubled those from the rest of the world combined.
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Climate Change - Threat and Opportunity for Private Sector
02 February 2016The Paris climate deal made it clear that the private sector, with its financial clout and penchant for innovation, must play a leading role in the struggle for a greener future, says Dimitris Tsitsiragos.
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Divesting 'more effective than engagement', says Sainsbury's Family Charitable Trusts
02 February 2016Divesting from fossil fuels and investing in climate solutions is a more effective tool than engagement when it comes to changing companies' business models, according the Sainsbury's Family Charitable Trusts (SFCT).
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Foresight Solar VCT expands into smart data
02 February 2016A venture capital trust (VCT) managed by Foresight Group aims to raise £20 million ($29 million) to invest in other types of infrastructure, such as smart data firms.