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'Big four' Australian banks slammed for fossil fuel backing
25 July 2017Australia's 'big four' banks have invested AUD17 billion ($13.5 billion) in fossil fuel extraction projects since they committed to keep global warming to well below 2°C, Australian environmental pressure group Market Forces has said.
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CDP report says Vedanta "markedly out of line" on climate risk
25 July 2017A CDP report says as much as $16 billion in emissions costs is being generated in the value chains of mining giants, including Vedanta Resources and Freeport McMoRan, as they fail to manage their own climate risk.
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UK's £246m plans to jolt battery industry into life
24 July 2017The UK Government plans to jolt new life into its battery storage industry, with a £246 million ($320 million) investment to make it a world leader.
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Foresight purchases second UK battery storage facility
24 July 2017UK-based investment manager Foresight has acquired a 10MW battery storage project, adding to its expansion in the sector after the purchase last month of a 35MW facility in north-east England.
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Luxembourg reserve pension fund plans green bond fund
21 July 2017Luxembourg pension reserve fund Fonds de Compensation (FDC) plans to launch a pair of sub-funds, for green bonds and 'positive impact' equities, respectively.
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Renewables investment firm Cubico appoints chief executive
21 July 2017Cubico Sustainable Investments has appointed Stephen Riley as its chief executive. Riley had since January been a non-executive director at the company.
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NRG yieldco sell-off 'unlikely' to spark bidding war
21 July 2017A bidding war is unlikely in NRG Energy's sale of up to 100% of its stake in yieldco NRG Yield, even if strong interest exists, a financial analyst has said.
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Nine UK pension funds to adopt much of EAPF's responsible investment strategy
20 July 2017A newly created pool of ten UK Local Government Pension Scheme Funds, with total assets of £27.5 billion ($35.9 billion), will extend much of the Environment Agency Pension Fund's (EAPF) responsible investment strategy across its funds.
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Oversubscribed Greencoat Renewables IPO raises €270m
20 July 2017Investment company Greencoat Renewables has raised €270 million from its initial public offering, a result of "heavy demand" for its shares.
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UK Environment Agency pension fund points to longer term success after annual underperformance
19 July 2017The UK Environment Agency Pension Fund's (EAPF) multi-asset 'active' fund last year underperformed its benchmarks by 1.6 percentage points, but it pointed to its longer term outperformance as evidence of the success of its strategy.
- Blended finance in fragile contexts: Ukraine as a test case
- Axa IM 'downgrades' and 'may reduce exposure to' companies that weakened climate targets
- EU countries agree to 'stop the clock' on CSRD reporting
- 'World first' carbon credit standard launched
- UK government releases 'world-leading' nature finance standards
- Redemptions, taxonomies to help sustainable bond market to fresh highs, says SocGen
- Sustainable Bonds Insight 2025
- Indian muni issuers still 'missing green bond potential'
- Cambridge Associates shifts sustainability focus to climate risk planning
- Taxonomy cuts to 'significantly damage' sustainable investment market, warn EU advisers
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Persefoni to launch carbon footprinting tool after raising $23m
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Why nature can't wait for capital
28 March 2025It's time to bring high-integrity carbon projects to the forefront, and leave behind approaches that prioritise carbon accounting over genuine nature restoration, writes Tim Ferraro
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Indian muni issuers still 'missing green bond potential'
28 March 2025Indian municipal issuers are still missing the opportunity to issue green bonds with only a "small" proportion of the debt raised for potentially green-eligible projects being labelled as such,...
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Axa IM 'downgrades' and 'may reduce exposure to' companies that weakened climate targets
28 March 2025European fund management giant Axa Investment Managers has "downgraded" companies that weakened their decarbonisation targets and is considering selling some of its holdings in these companies due to perceived increased risk, a sustainability head said.
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SEC ends defence of climate rule in 'backward step for investors'
28 March 2025The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ended defence of its own climate disclosure rule, signalling a major blow to hopes it could be saved from legal challenges.