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Pattern Energy acquired by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
04 November 2019The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will acquire Pattern Energy in an all-cash transaction for $26.75 per share, valuing the American renewable energy company at $6.1 billion.
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Austrian energy company receives EIB's second Green Loan
04 November 2019The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to grant Austria-based Energie Steiermark a €90 million ($100 million) loan for climate action and sustainable investment projects.
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ShareAction: US investors fail to back on climate resolutions
04 November 2019More evidence has emerged of US investor failure to back climate-related shareholder resolutions, this time in a report from sustainability pressure group ShareAction.
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People Moves: NBIM; BNP Paribas; Insurance Council of Australia; Solarcentury; Truvalue Labs; Triodos
01 November 2019Yngve Slyngstad, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), has announced his resignation as leader, although he will continue to work for the sovereign wealth fund it manages.
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KBI reports alignment of natural resources strategies with SDGs
31 October 2019KBI Global Investors (KBIGI) has estimated that more than three-quarters of the revenues from its natural resources portfolios contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Pimco: SDG bonds and use-of-proceeds bonds 'can co-exist'
30 October 2019Fixed income investment giant Pimco believes that use-of-proceeds bonds and SDG-linked instruments "may be complementary" and can co-exist under the overarching framework of SDG-aligned bonds.
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World Bank launches sovereign ESG data portal
30 October 2019The World Bank has launched a free online platform that provides users with sovereign-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) data.
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Brazilian biodiversity fund reaches first close
29 October 2019Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has confirmed the first close of the Althelia Biodiversity Fund Brazil (ABF Brazil), which will make impact investments in the Amazon.
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Moody's continues buying spree with minority stake in SynTao Green Finance
29 October 2019Moody's Corporation will acquire a minority stake in SynTao Green Finance (STGF), the Chinese provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and analytics.
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Macquarie inks two UK renewables deals
28 October 2019Australian investment bank Macquarie is to finance a solar photovoltaic (PV) energy project undertaken by supermarket chain Tesco, and will also acquire an additional stake in a Welsh offshore wind farm.