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'Big, fat carbon price' called for at Paris climate meeting
22 May 2015Investors and businesses have issued a clarion call for "a big fat price on carbon" ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris.
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Australia's ANZ to issue green bond
22 May 2015The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) will issue its first green bond, to refinance a loan book for green projects.
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Natural disasters are major emerging risk, warns Swiss Re
21 May 2015Large natural disasters are among the top four 'high impact' emerging risks identified by Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company, in a recent report.
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US solar firm readies itself for IPO
21 May 2015US renewables firm Principal Solar plans to list on Nasdaq in a bid to raise up to $31.6 million.
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ABN Amro to roadshow Euro green bond
21 May 2015Dutch bank ABN Amro is making moves to enter the green bond market.
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Overlooking ESG breaches fiduciary duty, says Generation
20 May 2015The former vice-president of the US, Al Gore, has condemned investors that disregard the stranded assets debate as "absurd", and his company is calling for sustainability assessments to be part of investors' fiduciary duty.
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France's Hollande welcomes green bonds, decarbonisation initiatives
20 May 2015French president Francois Hollande has hailed the importance of green bonds and portfolio decarbonisation initiatives in the run up to the UN climate change summit in December.
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JLEN confirms £45m goal for latest share offering
20 May 2015John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has confirmed that it aims to raise £45 million ($70 million) from the share offering it announced last month.
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Failure at Paris climate talks 'would not halt Impax's progress'
20 May 2015The argument for environmentally-themed investing will remain compelling even if politicians fail to reach a strong climate change agreement in Paris in December, according to Impax Asset Management.
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TerraForm Global raises $175m ahead of IPO
20 May 2015TerraForm Global, the second 'yieldco' to be launched by US renewables giant SunEdison, has raised $175 million in equity financing ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO).