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NN launches corporate green bond fund
03 March 2020NN Investment Partners has launched a corporate green bond fund amid significant growth in the level of issuance from companies in 2019.
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Assets of Blackrock green bond fund surge by €1bn in 2019
02 March 2020A BlackRock-managed green bond index fund saw its assets under management increase by €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in 2019.
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Powering up the energy storage market
28 February 2020Interest in the energy storage market is starting to take off, Ahren Lester explains, despite caution over changing business models continuing to hold back widespread investment.
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Malaysian banks fund coal power projects at expense of renewables
21 February 2020Malaysian banks continue to provide significant funding to coal power projects amid a rising number of international peers stepping back from such financing, according to a report by an Australian environmental pressure group.
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Best Performing Funds of 2019: Erste WWF Stock Environment
21 February 2020Solar energy holdings and takeover activity pushes Erste WWF Stock Environment to deliver a strong performance in 2019, writes Ahren Lester.
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APG invests €250m in Norway hydropower firm for pension fund
21 February 2020Dutch asset management firm APG has almost doubled its investment in Norwegian hydropower firm Småkraft, undertaken on behalf of the Netherlands state workers' pension fund.
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Erste doubles its total managed assets incorporating ESG criteria
20 February 2020Austrian firm Erste Asset Management said it will make environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria an "integral part" of a large number of its investment decisions, doubling the amount of assets managed taking into account sustainable standards.
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S&P integrates Trucost data into analysis and research tools
20 February 2020S&P Global Market Intelligence has integrated climate data from Trucost into its portfolio analysis and quantitative research tools.
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QBE warns climate change may make insurance premiums unaffordable
19 February 2020Australian firm QBE Insurance has reported climate change could result in premiums becoming "unaffordable" for some customers, as it begins counting the cost of recent natural disasters in its home market.
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Greencoat Capital launches renewables fund with £280m investment
19 February 2020Greencoat Capital launched a UK renewables infrastructure fund, securing an initial £277 million ($186 million) in commitments from two UK pension funds.
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- UK government consults on carbon, nature market standards
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US judge orders immediate reinstatement of frozen IRA funds
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'Huge interest' from asset owners in fossil fuel expansion-focused bond index
22 April 2025Asset owners are "excited" by the potential for a fossil fuel expansion-focused corporate bond index and its "new form of bondholder engagement", which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2025, according to a researcher working on the project.
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Want a safe bet in a chaotic market? Invest in tropical forests
22 April 2025The $125 billion Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is an innovative approach to economic development that is more nimble than the traditional development grant system, writes Carlos Alvarado Quesada
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Companies don't believe investors are fully assessing nature, finds NBIM survey
22 April 2025Despite recognising that nature is a growing concern for investors, many companies don't believe investors are fully assessing risk as part of financing decisions, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has found.
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Mirova ramps up biodiversity engagement
22 April 2025