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$500m pair of green bonds receive highest S&P evaluation
16 October 2017Two labelled green bonds with a combined value of $500 million have received the highest score in S&P's green evaluation system.
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Impax measures equities impacts alongside SDG alignment
16 October 2017Impax Asset Management avoided 6,260 tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2) emissions for every $10 million invested in its Specialists listed equities strategy in 2016, an impact report has shown.
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Foresight buys 117MW of Australian solar assets
13 October 2017UK-based investment manager Foresight has ramped up its exposure to the Australian solar market, purchasing a 117MW portfolio from renewables company Canadian Solar.
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More than 800 companies failing to price in carbon risk, CDP says
12 October 2017More than 800 laggards are potentially at risk from future regulatory changes for carbon emissions because they don't have a plan to use internal carbon pricing, a report by CDP has found.
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Mexican and Canadian pension funds buy $1.35bn of Enel renewables
11 October 2017Canadian institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) and a consortium of Mexican companies have paid $1.35 billion for a majority share in eight Enel wind and solar assets.
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ABP says SDGs help it manage long-term risk
10 October 2017Dutch civil service pension fund ABP says a customised taxonomy for investing in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will help it navigate long-term risk and return issues.
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Finnish fund Elo joins IIGCC to strengthen engagement
10 October 2017Finnish pension fund Elo has joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) to reinforce its new climate change strategy.
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£2.1bn of inflows grow Impax assets by 61%
09 October 2017A 61% growth in assets in the year ended 30 September has been reported by Impax Asset Management, with the firm now managing £7.26 billion ($9.54 billion).
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Green Climate Fund makes $892m commitments
06 October 2017The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $500 million to a pilot programme that will finance REDD+ emissions reductions projects, and $392 million to fund another 11 climate finance projects in developing countries.
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40 Catholic institutions commit to fossil fuel divestment
05 October 2017A group of 40 Catholic institutions has committed to divest from fossil fuels in what is the largest of any such agreement by the Catholic Church.
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- Sumitomo launches nature-based carbon investment platform
- 'World first' carbon credit standard launched
- Innovative parametric insurance product helps protect against flooding in Togo
- 'Innovative' Cambodian green project bond issued
- Making a market in sustainable finance
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Goldman Sachs Alternatives acquires water management business
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Sustainable debt round-up: MTA, Austria, Acciona ... and more
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UK government confirms nature market accelerator launch
02 April 2025The UK government has confirmed plans to launch an industry-funded 'accelerator' group to bring "much needed coherence to nature markets", as part of wider plans to boost 'green finance'.
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Blue Earth leads €28m in heating and cooling grids business
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'World first' parametric wildfire insurance deal inked
02 April 2025A deal in California aims to incentivise sustainable forest management to prevent wildfire risk, and could be replicable across the globe. Genevieve Redgrave reports
