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Lloyd's chief explains coal divestment decision
24 January 2018Lloyd's of London will implement its coal exclusion policy for future investments from 1 April
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Allianz GI buys remaining 20% of German wind park
28 December 2017German insurer Allianz's asset management business Allianz Global Investors (AGI) has bought out the remaining 20% of German wind park portfolio PNE Wind Partners. The sum of the transaction was not disclosed.
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L&G co-leads funding of UK smart grid start-up
22 December 2017Legal & General Capital, the principal investment arm of Legal & General Group, has co-led the Series A investment in UK smart grid start-up Upside Energy.
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Timing and overcrowding: the challenges facing insurers in renewables
27 November 2017Renewable energy is a popular asset class for insurers within the alternatives universe, and the trend is likely to continue based on the industry's growth forecasts. But challenges remain for insurers looking to grow exposure in unfamiliar territory. Asa Gibson reports
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Lloyd's announces coal divestment policy
22 November 2017Lloyd's of London has announced it will implement a coal exclusion policy as part of its responsible investment strategy for its central fund.
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L&G invests £300m in world's largest offshore wind farm
20 November 2017UK financial services group Legal & General (L&G) has agreed to provide £300 million ($395 million) of long-term acquisition debt to help Danish pension funds PKA and PFA buy 50% of UK offshore wind farm Walney Extension from Ørsted (formerly known as Dong Energy).
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Folksam CIO: "There is simply no reason not to continue investing in green bonds"
09 October 2017Michael Kjeller, chief investment officer of Swedish pensions and insurance provider Folksam, discusses his firm's decision to raise its target for green bond investment
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French insurer to double green investments
22 September 2017BNP Paribas Cardif is to double its green investments to €2.4 billion ($2.9 billion) by 2020, largely through the purchase of green bonds.
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Allianz and MUFG complete $340m US wind investment
22 August 2017Allianz has signed a tax equity agreement worth about $340 million alongside Japanese financial services conglomerate MUFG for the Red Dirt wind project in Oklahoma.
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NRG Yield attracting interest from several potential bidders
16 August 2017Private equity groups, infrastructure investors, a power utility and a sovereign wealth fund are said to be among the potential bidders for NRG Yield and other assets to be sold by US energy company NRG.
- AI data company Auquan raises $4.5m with aim to automate ESG reporting
- COP16: 'High-integrity' biodiversity credit framework launches - and says 'no to international offsetting'
- BNP Paribas: US utility green bond issuance 'may rise 50%' in 2025
- Webinar: Vague definition of greenwashing deters 'transition' finance
- Finance emerges as battleground at COP16
- EU-China common ground taxonomy to be expanded at COP29
- Brookfield buys into four UK offshore wind farms
- Co-benefits focus 'a problem' in VCM, says Integrity Council
- Barbados 'set to launch $300m water-focused debt swap'
- Finding alpha: looking at alternative ESG data related to human capital
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Sustainable bonds 'more attractive' to investors if primary spend is clear, says APG
01 November 2024Sustainable bond issuers have been urged to make it clear to investors where they primarily intend to allocate spending, according to pension fund investment firm APG - even if such guidance has to be qualitative rather than quantitative.
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European Leaders at COP16 are Helping Protect Indigenous Lands
01 November 2024Protecting 30% of the Earth should not mean expelling Indigenous Peoples and local communities from their land, write Dr. James C. Deutsch and Dr. Viviana Figueroa
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From COP to coop
01 November 2024While COP16 is important, it is also worth paying attention to a bond issue from a UK chicken producer, write Ulf Erlandsson and Trisha Hutchinson
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Impact could top 15% of UK's total AUM by 2030, investors predict
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Gaps remain despite progress on PAI reporting, as regulators told to step up scrutiny
01 November 2024Gaps remain in financial institutions' reporting of the 'principal adverse impacts' (PAIs) of investments, and despite gradual improvements in some areas EU regulators were told to "increasingly challenge" investors on their reporting.