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Kinnersley launches fixed income firm after leaving Nikko
27 June 2014Stuart Kinnersley, formerly chief investment officer at Nikko Asset Management has left the firm after 16 years to set up a new company with Stephen Fitzgerald, a former head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
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Dutch bank launches €500m green bond
26 June 2014The Dutch water board bank has issued a €500 million ($680 million) green bond to help fund projects that counter climate-change.
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Calls for more reporting as report quantifies US climate change risks
26 June 2014A heavyweight panel that put together the first report to quantify the risks of climate change to the US economy has urged more companies to report their emissions and other exposures to climate risks.
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Japan to give ¥1.8bn in grants to Asian cleantech
26 June 2014Japan has pumped ¥1.8 billion ($17.7 million) into a new fund to help scale up low-carbon technologies in developing Asian countries.
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Windiga to develop biggest solar farm in Sub-Saharan Africa
26 June 2014Windiga Energy is to develop the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, after securing backing from private and public investors.
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Innergex teams up with pension fund to acquire Canadian hydro
25 June 2014Innergex Renewable Energy has teamed up with Desjardins Group Pension Plan to buy a hydroelectric facility in a deal valuing the site at CA$112.9 million ($104 million).
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Support for Green Bond Principles continues to grow
25 June 2014The Green Bond Principles has seen its membership grow in size to nearly 50 in recent months, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Sarasin restructures to reinforce its sustainability strategy
25 June 2014Swiss private bank J Safra Sarasin said it is restructuring "to fully embed the bank's sustainability ambitions in its core business strategy."
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ReEnergise secures UK energy efficiency investment
25 June 2014ReEnergise Finance is to receive £2 million to support its energy efficiency projects, from investors including the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB).
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SEB, HSBC and Cicero to collaborate on green bond standards
24 June 2014SEB and HSBC are to work with Cicero and four other non-profit researchers to develop a set of global standards for the rapidly growing green bond market, Environmental Finance can reveal.