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Private equity firm snaps up Irish energy giant
29 March 2016Private equity firm I Squared Capital will acquire Irish energy company Viridian in a deal reported to be worth €1 billion ($1.1 billion).
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Mexico launches green bond segment on stock exchange
29 March 2016The Mexican stock exchange has launched a section dedicated to green bonds, to help channel investment into low-carbon projects.
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ADB and USAID to develop Indian solar PPPs to encourage private investment
29 March 2016The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are to work together to develop public private partnership (PPP) models for the Indian solar sector.
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BNP Paribas IP to extend sustainable real estate methodology to include biodiversity
23 March 2016BNP Paribas is to become the first asset manager to incorporate biodiversity considerations into its sustainable real estate fund.
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Car makers set for up to $4.8bn fines for non-compliance on climate change, warns CDP
21 March 2016Leading car manufacturers could face penalties of up for $4.8 billion for falling short of emissions rules, CDP has warned investors.
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China trials green bond segment on Shanghai stock exchange
18 March 2016China has made another move to develop its green bond market, launching a pilot initiative via the Shanghai stock exchange.
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More than one third of investors see sustainability as 'critical' in real estate, says report
17 March 2016Over a third of institutional investors consider sustainability to be "critical" when investing in property, according to a survey by the world's largest real estate investment manager.
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The world's first debt swap to protect oceans is 'model for conservation'
15 March 2016Africa's Seychelles has undertaken the "first ever debt swap aimed at ocean conservation and climate mitigation".
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ESG disclosure requirements need less of a 'blanket approach', says Deloitte
14 March 2016Sustainability indicators for listed companies need to be more tailored, to enable firms to report more clearly on material risks, according to a specialist at Deloitte.
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Fannie Mae triples green finance portfolio in 2015
10 March 2016US mortgage giant Fannie Mae tripled the size of a green financing portfolio to $440 million last year, and expects further growth this year.
- CBI optimistic of 'really quick uptake' for climate resilience taxonomy
- MSCI developing transition plan assessment product
- Abris rolls-out ESG methodology to 'squeeze out' higher valuations
- 'Water will be one of the biggest investment themes over the next decade'
- Robeco launches its first 'high income green bond strategy'
- CBI to launch climate resilience taxonomy this month
- Putting transition plans to the test: MSCI
- Inadequate credit market could worsen biodiversity loss, warns Grantham Institute
- Allianz GI's impact credit strategy raises €560m at first close
- Mirova closes first impact PE strategy at €211m
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Australia publishes net zero 'sector pathways'
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$1.4trn investors call for greater nature disclosures
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Pension members should be given right to voice ESG preferences, says Dutch regulator
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Carbon removals versus reductions misses the point
06 September 2024For the atmosphere's balance sheet, emission reductions and removals are both vitally important, argues Mary Grady
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EXCLUSIVE: M&G to rebrand climate solutions fund as biodiversity
06 September 2024M&G Investments is rebranding its climate solutions fund as a nature and biodiversity fund, as it looks to capitalise on growing interest in the theme, Environmental Finance has learned.