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APG invests €327m in Swedish wind energy project
06 July 2017Asset manager APG has invested €327 million ($372 million) in a Swedish wind power project on behalf of Dutch civil service pension fund ABP.
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KGAL's fourth renewables fund draws €255m investment
05 July 2017German asset manager KGAL's fourth Enhanced Sustainable Power Fund (ESPF 4) has attracted €255 million ($288 million) of investment at its first close.
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Second BlackRock clean energy fund exceeds $1bn fundraising target
05 July 2017Asset management giant BlackRock has raised $1.6 billion for its second Global Renewable Power Fund (GRP II), smashing its billion-dollar target.
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Pattern Energy makes $7 billion renewables commitment
04 July 2017US yieldco Pattern Energy (PEGI) plans to invest $7 billion to expand its portfolio of renewables projects as part of its five-year business plan.
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Wheb targets increased wind and solar energy investment
04 July 2017Specialist investment firm Wheb aims to grow its flagship Sustainability Fund's holdings in wind energy and solar, it says.
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'Mainstream' ESG growing in importance for investors, says Pimco
03 July 2017Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are entering the investing mainstream and will continue to grow in importance, according to Pimco, manager of the world's largest bond fund.
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WHEB to manage Australian sustainability fund
29 June 2017WHEB Asset Management will take over the management of an Australian sustainability fund.
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Solactive and Candriam launch responsible indexes
28 June 2017Index provider Solactive and asset manager Candriam have developed sustainable and responsible indexes and funds trading them.
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First State's stranded assets framework adapted by fixed income team
26 June 2017First State Investments' High Yield Fixed Income team has adopted a stranded assets framework into its decision making processes.
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NY Green Bank records first profit
23 June 2017New York Green Bank has recorded $2.7 million net income, meaning it has hit its target of turning its first profit a year ahead of schedule.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- EU's von der Leyen calls for a price on nature
- SFDR and SDR both miss key sustainability distinctions, CFA says
- Franco-German transition plans work can inform credibility assessments, France's IFD says
- Net outflows accelerate for Article 9 funds
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Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
19 September 2024Bloomberg has launched a product it says can help investors judge the credibility of companies' transition plans and targets, with data covering an initial 24,000 companies.
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The 2024 AGM season showed us the power of a vote
18 September 2024Dual-class share structures skew voting outcomes and insulate company management from the views of independent shareholders and the discipline of the market, writes Caroline Escott
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Sustainable passive overtakes active for first time, FTSE Russell asset owner survey finds
18 September 2024Passive investments are becoming the most popular way for asset owners to implement sustainability strategies, a survey by FTSE Russell has found.
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'We're seeing more brown discounting than green premiums' in Asia, says Actis
18 September 2024'Green premiums' that boost the valuations of energy transition-focused investments are not as visible in the emerging markets, one sustainable infrastructure investor has claimed.
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Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
18 September 2024