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Investor-led project to create energy productivity index
22 September 2015The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has joined an investor-led initiative to launch what it believes to be the world's first "global energy productivity benchmark for listed industrial companies".
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Greater public sector support 'vital' to achieving $1trn green bond market
22 September 2015Public sector support is "vital" to help the green bond market scale up to $1 trillion by 2020, a figure that would help avoid catastrophic climate change, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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Dong Energy to divest oil and gas as it eyes IPO
22 September 2015Dong Energy has outlined plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in a radical overhaul of its business that will see it divest its oil and gas pipelines and put its exploration and production business under review.
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Investors 'paying up' for green bonds on the secondary market, says Barclays
21 September 2015Green bonds are trading at a premium in the secondary market, according to research by Barclays.
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The cost of being green
The market for "green bonds," whose proceeds are earmarked for environmentally beneficial purposes but are otherwise identical to unsecured issues, has grown tremendously in the past four years.
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96% of ESG index tracking funds launched in 2015 track MSCI indexes
21 September 2015Almost all funds launched this year to track environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes are using products created by MSCI, according to research from the firm.
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Barclays, GIB and John Laing invest £138m in UK biomass
21 September 2015Barclays, the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and infrastructure firm John Laing have teamed up on a £138 million ($214 million) deal for a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in the UK.
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African renewables fund reaches $200m target
21 September 2015The Berkeley Energy-managed African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) has achieved its funding target of $200 million following an investment from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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Glennmont in £160m deal for UK biomass
21 September 2015Renewables specialist Glennmont Partners has agreed a debt package to help finance the acquisition of a £160 million ($248 million) biomass plant in the UK.
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S&P takes on 'challenge' of climate change by expanding range of low-carbon indexes
18 September 2015S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has expanded its family of low-carbon indexes to cover more regions.