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People Moves, 15 December: PRI, NatureMetrics, Sweef Capital, Ananda Impact ... and more

Aviva: OECD climate platform could reduce greenwashing

Aviva Investors has renewed calls for an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) climate finance platform it said could reduce greenwashing by encouraging investment in emerging markets.

People Moves 4 December: IIGCC, AMNT, Tikehau Capital, UKSIF

Danish pensions to invest $50bn in green transition

Danish pension funds, led by PensionDanmark, have committed to investing $50 billion in the 'green transition' by 2030.

Infra fund backs £160m UK biomass plant

A fund backed by 19 institutions has invested in the construction of a £160 million ($210 million) biomass project in the UK.

$2.2bn infra fund targeting renewables reaches financial close

One of the biggest infrastructure funds in Europe has reached financial close, securing DKK14.7 billion ($2.2 billion) from 19 investors in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK.

IIGCC calls for 12 fixes to Juncker Plan

A report backed by investors worth €10 trillion ($10.6 trillion) has called for "12 fixes" to boost low-carbon infrastructure investment in Europe.

PensionDanmark in DKK1.6bn UK biomass deal

A joint venture involving PensionDanmark has invested DKK1.6 billion ($267.6 million) in its second biomass-fuelled power plant in the UK.

Eight Danish investors commit DKK8bn to infra fund

A group of Danish institutional investors has committed DKK8 billion ($1.4 billion) to a fund that will finance infrastructure projects including wind farms and biomass power plants.

What the UN Climate Summit needs to deliver

Ahead of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's climate summit in New York this month, a selection of thought leaders give their views on what they hope will be agreed at the gathering.