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Investors 'are increasingly demanding that real estate obtains green certification'
28 April 2017Investors are beginning to view real estate developments that lack a sustainability certification as an increased risk, according to one certification company.
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Ratings agencies 'don't sufficiently factor-in climate risk'
27 April 2017Sovereign credit ratings do not adequately factor-in long-term risks from climate change and other environmental factors, according to one assessment provider.
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LuxFlag to launch 'Green Bond' label
26 April 2017The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFlag) will launch a 'Green Bond' label later this year, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Northam to head GIB as Kingsbury leaves role
25 April 2017Shaun Kingsbury will step down as CEO of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) following its acquisition by a consortium led by Australian bank Macquarie Group for £2.3 billion ($2.9 billion).
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Exxon board fights climate resolution
25 April 2017ExxonMobil's board has refused to support a climate change resolution backed by investors with over $10 trillion in assets under management (AUM).
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RobecoSAM & S&P's 'smart ESG' index outperforms in inaugural year
24 April 2017A global index based on RobecoSAM's 'smart' environmental, social and governance (ESG) data has outperformed its benchmark in its first year.
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First Pace bonds of the year to raise $444.5m
21 April 2017Ygrene is set to raise $176 million from its first Property Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) bond of the year.
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Macquarie could sell 10% of GIB assets following purchase
20 April 2017Up to 10% of the value of Green Investment Bank's (GIB) assets could be sold following its sale to Australian Bank Macquarie.
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GIB sold to Macquarie-led consortium for £2.3bn
20 April 2017The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has been controversially sold to a consortium led by Australian bank Macquarie for £2.3 billion ($2.9 billion).
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Climate finance 'needs equity not debt'
19 April 2017Equity rather than debt is more urgently needed to fill the $670 billion climate financing gap, according to one clean energy company director.