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ESG-themed listed equities fund launched in the UK
02 November 2015Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments has expanded its environmental social and governance (ESG) fund range, with a fund for UK-listed equities.
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Goldman to invest $150bn in clean energy by 2025
02 November 2015Goldman Sachs has set itself a $150 billion clean energy investment target, as it said environmental issues have become a core part of its business.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 2 November 2015
02 November 2015A 'tsunami of natural gas' has caused a leading analyst to cut its EU allowance price forecasts, says Louis Redshaw
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JLEN enters UK commercial and rooftop market
02 November 2015John Laing Environmental Fund (JLEN) has entered the UK commercial and rooftop solar market with an £18.8 million ($29.08 million) acquisition of a 4.3MW portfolio.
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ICBC 'mulling green bond issue'
02 November 2015Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is considering becoming one of the first Chinese issuers of a green bond, in a transaction that could raise some $300 million.
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Businesses lay out their demands ahead of COP21
02 November 2015A coalition representing some of the biggest companies in the world has cranked up the pressure on finance ministers to deliver a "robust and meaningful agreement" at the Paris climate summit in a month.
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EF BRIEFS: Union Group, BlackRock, HomeStreet, Chinese cement
01 November 2015The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) has agreed to invest $3.5 million in two hydro plants in Peru.
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Green Climate Fund under pressure to shun HSBC and Credit Agricole
30 October 2015Environmental NGOs have urged the UN's Green Climate Fund not to work with HSBC and Credit Agricole in order to "maintain its integrity".
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EF BRIEFS: BlackRock, Citi, Ethos, TerraForm Global
30 October 2015BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, is considering launching a fossil fuel-free fund. A representative of the company revealed that the fund could be launched next year while speaking at a conference on financial implications for the Paris climate change summit in London.
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£1.5bn offshore wind project in first-of-its-kind financing
30 October 2015A £1.5 billion ($2.3 billion) offshore wind project has become the first in the UK to attract lenders ahead of construction, after it received backing from 13 banks and four equity partners.