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Outperforming efficiency index steps up hunt for fund
18 November 2015A resource efficiency index that has significantly outperformed mainstream benchmarks since its inception nearly two years ago, has stepped up its search for an asset manager to base a fund on it.
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Southern Power Co plans $750m green bond
13 November 2015Southern Power Company is marketing a $750 million green bond, in a transaction set to make it the first US-based utility to tap the market.
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Profile: Axa IM's new green bond fund
11 November 2015Axa IM uses its in-house responsible investment expertise to cherry-pick labelled green bonds, and also buys unlabelled green corporate bonds, says Peter Cripps
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Axa IM launches green bond fund
11 November 2015Axa Investment Managers has launched a green bond fund.
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NRW Bank attracts green buyers to €500m green bond
04 November 2015NRW Bank has issued its third green bond, with the majority of the €500 million ($544 million) of paper sold to investors with a green or social mandate.
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BlackRock warns on stranded assets
04 November 2015BlackRock has warned that companies with high-cost fossil fuel reserves are at risk of being devalued, adding that "climate change has arrived as an investment issue".
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Goldman to invest $150bn in clean energy by 2025
02 November 2015Goldman Sachs has set itself a $150 billion clean energy investment target, as it said environmental issues have become a core part of its business.
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Businesses lay out their demands ahead of COP21
02 November 2015A coalition representing some of the biggest companies in the world has cranked up the pressure on finance ministers to deliver a "robust and meaningful agreement" at the Paris climate summit in a month.
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EF BRIEFS: BlackRock, Citi, Ethos, TerraForm Global
30 October 2015BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, is considering launching a fossil fuel-free fund. A representative of the company revealed that the fund could be launched next year while speaking at a conference on financial implications for the Paris climate change summit in London.
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INDCs can limit global warming to 2.7°C, says UN's Figueres
30 October 2015Investors have welcomed research suggesting that the national pledges made ahead of the Paris climate summit have the potential to limit global warming to 2.7°C.