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Divesting bonds from high-carbon issuers 'would not sacrifice alpha'
16 March 2017Bond portfolios that divest issues from companies with high carbon footprints would not sacrifice significant alpha, research has suggested.
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Investors and businesses call on Trump to back Paris Agreement
15 March 2017Allianz, CalPERS and CalSTRS are among 1,000 investors and businesses to sign a statement calling for Donald Trump's administration to honour the Paris climate agreement.
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Chinese regulator publishes green bond guidelines
06 March 2017China's securities regulator has published guidelines to further boost the country's booming green bond market.
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Green bond comment February: Another milestone passed
01 March 2017The green bond market cruised past yet another milestone in February - it has now raised more than $200 billion since its inception under a decade ago. Of the $202.6 billion raised so far, $188.5 billion is currently outstanding.
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CDC says green label helps shelter €500m bond from volatility
24 February 2017French development institution Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations has issued its inaugural green bond, saying that the green label helped shield the deal from the volatility shaking the country's fixed income markets.
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Meeting to thrash out cheaper mortgages for energy efficiency upgrades
15 February 2017European mortgage lenders are this week expected to take further strides towards finalising an initiative that will allow cheaper loans for home renovations that boost energy efficiency.
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Energy efficiency fund launched
10 February 2017A private equity firm is marketing a fund that will focus on mid-sized energy efficiency assets at commercial and industrial sites in Western Europe.
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First-of-its kind Sustainable Ocean Fund hits the market
06 February 2017A first-of-its-kind fund that aims to scale up sustainable fishing and other marine protection activities while making a commercial return for investors has begun marketing.
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Foresight buys biggest solar park, with private wire agreement
03 February 2017Yieldco Foresight Solar Fund has bought a 72MW solar park that has an agreement in place to sell power to a paper mill.
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Green bond comment January: Vive la France
01 February 2017The green bond market has made a strong start to 2017, with some $10.5 billion of issues having settled in January. This compares with $7.8 billion in January the previous year, according to figures from Environmental Finance's green bond database.
