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Two major LatAm wind deals reach financial close
09 August 2017Two major wind deals in Latin America, both involving emerging markets private equity firm Actis, have reached financial close.
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Record numbers of votes in voluntary carbon market survey
09 August 2017Record numbers of votes have been cast in Environmental Finance's annual survey of the voluntary carbon market.
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Nafin's inaugural social bond sees unprecedented demand
08 August 2017Mexico's development bank Nacional Financiera (Nafin) doubled the size of its inaugural social bond after being swamped with unprecedented levels of demand.
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MSCI's ESG revenues up by 25% in Q2
07 August 2017Strong growth in the US helped drive a 25% increase in MSCI's revenues from its environmental, social and governance (ESG) business over the past quarter.
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Pension funds eye £300m stake in water utility
07 August 2017Two UK pension funds are eyeing a near-£300 million ($390 million) stake in a UK water utility, according to one newspaper.
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World Bank issues $360m cat bond for Mexico
04 August 2017The World Bank has issued a $360 million catastrophe bond to provide Mexico with protection against financial losses from earthquakes and tropical cyclones.
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Shareholders are increasingly using their muscle on deforestation
03 August 2017Most shareholder resolutions on deforestation led to some form of commitment from the company to address the problem, research has found.
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Lessons from the Repsol bond
02 August 2017I recently had an interesting chat with a leading green bond underwriter. He wanted to know whether I thought a green bond to finance energy-from-waste would be well received by the market.
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$5trn at risk: climate change is biggest investment issue of our lifetime
01 August 2017The transition to a low-carbon economy will put $5 trillion of listed assets at risk of disruption, according to the manager of a sustainability-themed fund.
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Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds
31 July 2017A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.