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Insurer John Hancock invests $227m in SolarCity projects
04 May 2016US insurance giant John Hancock Financial has agreed to invest $227 million in a 201MW portfolio of residential, commercial and industrial solar energy projects owned by SolarCity.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 3 May 2016
03 May 2016Carbon prices closed the week up a further 3% at €6.14.
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Half of asset owners still taking no account of climate change risk, says survey
03 May 2016Almost half of institutional asset owners are failing to acknowledge the risk climate change could pose to their portfolios, according to The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).
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Winners of inaugural Green Bond Awards announced
03 May 2016Some of the outstanding issues in the green bond market have been named the first winners of Environmental Finance's inaugural Green Bond Awards.
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Corporate issuer launches third asset-backed green bond
29 April 2016An established green bond issuer is returning to the market with its third asset-backed issue (ABS), which could reach $1.6 billion.
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Investor groups launch campaign to engage utility sector on climate change
29 April 2016A group of investors representing $20 trillion has launched a campaign to engage with utility companies.
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FTSE launches low-carbon index based on new green data platform
29 April 2016FTSE Russell has announced a new low-carbon index based on data from a new data platform it is set to launch next month.
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Emerging markets green bond sees dramatic price tightening
29 April 2016A benchmark-sized emerging market green bond saw its pricing tighten dramatically after receiving orders for five times the amount issued.
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Berlin Hyp 'optimistic' of return to green bond market
28 April 2016Berlin Hyp said it is "optimistic" about its prospects of issuing a follow-up green bond after boosting its 'cover pool' of eligible loans to more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion).
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Pension funds 'lag corporates' in understanding ESG
28 April 2016Many corporations understand environmental social and governance (ESG) issues, but their pension funds often lag behind, according to one large fund.