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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).
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Why the Paris climate summit will boost REDD+
20 May 2015An agreement in Paris could build on the achievements of the Warsaw Pact for REDD+ Action, and could prove a game changer for forestry, argues Mariama Vendramini
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Swedish firm's green bond to begin trading on Nasdaq Stockholm
20 May 2015Swedish property firm Wallenstam said the prospectus for its green bond, designed to finance its subsidiary Svensk NaturEnergi, has been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
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Investors launch platform to showcase their climate change initiatives
20 May 2015A group of institutional investors, managing some $25 trillion, have launched an online platform to highlight the actions they are taking to curb climate change.
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World Bank launches two more retail green bonds
20 May 2015The World Bank has sold nearly $30 million of green bonds to US investors, and has launched an Italian offering.
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Shell, Statoil commit to improving disclosure of climate change risks
20 May 2015Shareholders of Shell and Statoil have overwhelmingly passed resolutions committing the companies to improve disclosure of their climate change strategies and to aim for an 'A' rating in the CDP Leadership Performance Index.