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Greenko to issue $1 bn green bond
10 July 2017Indian renewables company Greenko plans to raise $950 million from the issue of its second green bond.
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Foresight makes first subsidy-free Portuguese solar farm purchase
10 July 2017Foresight Group has bought the 7.2MW Vale Matenças solar farm, its first investment in a utility scale solar project in Portugal without a government subsidy.
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Innergex and Desjardins add French wind farms to portfolio
07 July 2017Canadian renewables developer Innergex Renewable Energy and financial group Desjardins are to purchase two wind projects in France, taking the total number of wind farms jointly owned by the companies to 15.
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ISS-Ethix and CDP create climate impact rating tool for funds
06 July 2017Corporate governance and responsible investment consultant ISS-Ethix Climate Solutions today launched a tool to rate the climate impact of funds, in what the company calls a 'world first'.
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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.
- 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
- UK government releases 'world-leading' nature finance standards
- Redemptions, taxonomies to help sustainable bond market to fresh highs, says SocGen
- Sustainable Bonds Insight 2025
- 'World first' carbon credit standard launched
- Cambridge Associates shifts sustainability focus to climate risk planning
- Indian muni issuers still 'missing green bond potential'
- TotalEnergies to generate 50 million nature-based credits
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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.