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Corporate green bond issuance to hit $20bn in 2014, predicts S&P
21 May 2014The value of corporate green bond issues is set to grow to $20 billion in 2014, a new report from Standard & Poor's has predicted.
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Water investments could reach $1trn by 2020, says BAML
21 May 2014Rising demand for water could create investment opportunities amounting to $1 trillion by 2020, according to a leading equity analyst.
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Steven Falci joins Pax World
21 May 2014Sustainable investment firm Pax World has appointed Steven Falci as its chief investment officer.
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TIAA-CREF takes 50% stake in EDF solar project
20 May 2014US asset manager TIAA-CREF has bought a 50% stake in EDF's largest solar photovoltaic project.
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Ingenious completes solar acquisition with loan from Barclays
20 May 2014Ingenious Clean Energy has completed the £27 million ($45 million) acquisition of three solar farms, after securing a £14.5 million loan from Barclays.
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Aquila Capital and ECPI plan co-managed sustainability funds
20 May 2014Aquila Capital, a German investment firm specialising in renewable energy, agriculture and forestry, has formed a partnership with Italy's ECPI, a provider of sustainability research, in a move that will result in the launch of a range of sustainable investment products.
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Premier launches first SRI retail fund
20 May 2014Specialist investment manager The Premier Group has launched a new socially responsible investment (SRI) fund, its first to be geared towards retail investors.
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Trading Emissions returns a further £20m to shareholders
20 May 2014Shareholders in Trading Emissions, a London-listed environmental investment fund, are to receive a further payout of £20 million ($34 million), equivalent to 8 pence per share, as part of the company's winding-up process.
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Connecticut green bank in $30m PACE securitisation
20 May 2014Connecticut's green bank has announced the securitisation and sale of a $30 million portfolio of transactions financed under its commercial clean energy initiative.
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Shell rubbishes 'stranded assets' theory
19 May 2014Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has dismissed concerns around 'stranded assets', claiming the idea is "alarmist", in a letter to shareholders.
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