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£300bn of UK pensions assets linked to deforestation
23 February 2022£306 billion ($416 billion) of UK pensions is invested in companies linked to deforestation, according to analysis by non-profits.
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Chile prepares ground-breaking sovereign sustainability-linked bond
23 February 2022Chile is preparing to issue a ground-breaking debut sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) in "coming weeks" after publishing its framework.
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Allianz to reject European executive pay policies without ESG metrics
23 February 2022Allianz Global Investors will vote against executive pay policies at large European firms in 2023 if they are not tied to environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics.
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HSBC aims to cut financed emissions from oil & gas by 34% by 2030
22 February 2022HSBC has announced emissions reductions targets for 2030 covering pollution financed by its lending activities, which include a 34% cut in oil and gas emissions as well as 75% in the power and utilities sector.
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EQT buys EV charging firm from Zouk
22 February 2022EQT has bought UK electric vehicle (EV) charging company Instavolt from fellow private equity investor Zouk Capital, for an undisclosed sum.
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CBRE raises €175m for European housing fund
22 February 2022CBRE Investment Management has raised a further €175 million ($200 million) for its CBRE European Residential Impact Fund (ERIF), bringing the total fund size to €640 million since it launched in August 2021.
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Brunel appoints Jupiter, Mirova to £2.5bn sustainable equity fund
22 February 2022Brunel Pension Partnership has appointed Jupiter Asset Management and Mirova US as additional managers of its rapidly growing £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) sustainable listed global equities fund.
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ETF to track ESG version of Hang Seng Index
22 February 2022Hang Seng Investment Management is to launch an exchange-traded fund to track an ESG version of Hang Seng Index.
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Irish sovereign wealth fund invests in Solas energy efficiency fund
22 February 2022Ireland's sovereign wealth fund was a cornerstone investor in a €140 million ($160 million) funding round for a Solas Capital energy efficiency fund.
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RobecoSAM Smart Energy - the brightest again
22 February 2022After a tumultuous year for renewables stocks, the drive for semiconductors is here to stay, Roman Boner tells Madeleine Jenkins