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EF BRIEFS: Parametric, ADB, NYSERDA, Nordea
09 November 2015Parametric Portfolio Associates, a US investment manager, has launched two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies and appointed Jennifer Sireklove to the new role of head of responsible investing.
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Schneider Electric issues €200m green bond
09 November 2015Schneider Electric has issued its inaugural €200 million ($215 million) green bond.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 9 November 2015
09 November 2015Further EUA price falls are likely this week as auction volumes increase and the mild weather continues, says Louis Redshaw
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S&P Dow Jones launches 'smart beta' index for European market
09 November 2015S&P Dow Jones Indices has added to its range of sustainability-focussed indexes with the launch of a 'smart beta' European index restricted to highly volatile, high yield stocks.
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GCF gets go-ahead for $168m investment in eight initial projects
09 November 2015The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) has been given the green light to allocate $168 million to its first eight projects, in a move it expects will result in $1.3 billion of total investment by 2020.
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FSB calls for task force on climate risk disclosure
09 November 2015The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has called for the creation of an industry-led task force to work on the disclosure of climate-related risks.
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Two fossil fuel giants investigated over claims they lied over climate change
06 November 2015US oil giant ExxonMobil and Peabody Energy are being investigated by the New York state attorney-general over claims they lied to their shareholders and the public about climate change risk.
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EF BRIEFS: Downing, Lekela, Recurrent Energy, Enbridge, Climate Bonds Initiative, GRI, Global CCS Institute, IETA
06 November 2015London-based investment firm Downing will invest £20 million ($30 million) in biomass projects as part of a joint venture with developer Strand Energy.
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Lightsource issues UK's biggest renewables bond, in £284m deal
06 November 2015Lightsource Renewable Energy has completed what it claims is the world's largest sterling-denominated bond for renewables.
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IIGCC demands policymakers tighten emissions testing after VW losses
06 November 2015The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has demanded that regulators to strengthen automotive emissions-testing standards after its members "lost significant investment value" in the aftermath of the Volkswagen scandal.