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Environment Agency Pension Fund smashes 2020 decarbonisation goal
25 July 2018The UK’s Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has beaten its own portfolio decarbonisation target two years ahead of schedule.
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan invests C$200m in energy storage firm
25 July 2018The C$189.5 billion ($144.3 billion) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has committed to invest C$200 million in the acquisition of energy storage projects in Ontario, Canada.
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Norges Bank endorses EU public reporting reforms
23 July 2018The investment manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has welcomed proposals to increasingly consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the European public reporting framework.
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Ambachtsheer leaves Mercer to join BNP
20 July 2018Jane Ambachtsheer has left her role at consultancy giant Mercer to join BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM).
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Lessons from the Nordics
19 July 2018The Nordic countries are in the vanguard of the green bond market, leading the march in areas such as impact reporting. Michael Hurley asks what lessons the rest of the world can learn
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EU action plan could stifle low-carbon benchmarks, warns FTSE Russell
19 July 2018European Commission proposals to introduce minimum standards for low-carbon and ‘positive carbon impact’ benchmarks could stifle innovation, a leading index provider has said.
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Climate reference in UK pensions legislation would be ‘unhelpful’, argues PLSA
19 July 2018A UK government proposal to require pension trustees to include climate change in their Statement of Investment Principles (SIPs) is misguided and could create more problems than it solves, according to a trade association.
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US water utility readies world-first ‘puttable’ green bond
17 July 2018The Public Utilities Commission of San Francisco (SFPUC) is preparing to issue what is believed to be the first green bond to incorporate a put option.
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Greencoat prepares India yieldco
17 July 2018Greencoat Capital is gearing up to launch a yieldco in India that will look to replicate the model of its UK and Irish renewables funds.
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People Moves: Signal Capital, LGIMA, NordIX and Smart Pension
13 July 2018Sarbjit Nahal has joined private asset management firm Signal Capital as a partner and will lead its efforts to integrate themes into the investment decision process for both existing funds and future development plans.