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EF BRIEFS: AXA IM, Impax, Pattern Energy
07 July 2016AXA Investment Managers has made the first in a series of hires as part of plans to bolster its responsible investment (RI) team.
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KGAL to launch fourth renewables fund
07 July 2016Asset manager KGAL is launching its fourth Enhanced Sustainable Power Fund (ESPF 4), which aims to raise €500 million ($550 million).
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Chinese bank issues largest international green bond
06 July 2016One of China's largest state-owned commercial banks has issued the largest green bond to date in the international markets.
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Pension giant 'eyes FTSE Russell's new Low-Carbon Economy model'
06 July 2016One of the world's largest pension schemes is gearing up to reallocate 25% of its equities portfolio into FTSE Russell's new Low-Carbon Economy (LCE) model, it was claimed today.
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EF BRIEFS: Invenergy, RGGI
06 July 2016Chicago-based clean energy company Invenergy Wind has completed the project financing for its 74.8MW Roncevaux wind farm in Quebec.
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EU is 'considering its own version of France's energy transition law'
06 July 2016The EU is considering its own version of France's ground-breaking energy transition law, it was claimed today.
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Boosting profits while combatting emissions
06 July 2016The next 20 years could see a boom in the forestry sector which increases profitability at the same time as solving major environmental problems, says B. Holt Thrasher.
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Mirova closes its third renewable energy fund at €350m
05 July 2016Mirova, the responsible investment arm of France's Natixis Asset Management, has closed its renewable energy fund, Mirova-Eurofideme 3, after securing commitments amounting to €350 million ($388 million), way above its initial target of €200 million.
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Resonance raises $300m for water fund
05 July 2016Resonance Asset Management has announced the third close of its Industrial Water Infrastructure fund, having raised $300 million from six institutional investors.
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Green bond issuance hits record high in Q2
05 July 2016More than $18 billion of labelled green bonds were issued in the three months to 30 June, a record level of issuance for a single quarter, according to data collected by Environmental Finance.