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Energy efficiency outperforms amid 'enduring appeal'
24 June 2020Resource efficiency-focused investments have outperformed since the start of 2020, WHEB Asset Management tells Ahren Lester, as customers and investors recognise their "enduring appeal" despite the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic
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Pimco granted €1bn SDG bond mandate from Danish pension provider
24 June 2020Pimco has received a DKK 8.9 billion ($1.4 billion) mandate from Denmark's Industriens Pension, to invest in bonds that contribute to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Cleantech Solar secures $75 million green loan
23 June 2020Cleantech Solar has signed a $75 million green loan with the Singapore branch of Dutch lender ING Bank, the largest Asian green facility for commercial and industrial rooftop solar projects.
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Olam signs $250m sustainability-linked loan
22 June 2020Olam has signed sustainability-linked revolving credit facility (RCF) worth $250 million, the third sustainability-linked loan the food and agriculture firm has signed over the last two years.
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Soilbuild REIT signs maiden SGD80m green loan
22 June 2020A Singaporean real estate investment trust (REIT) signed its inaugural green loan, worth SGD80 million ($57 million) with RHB Bank Berhad and OCBC Bank.
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PE interest in ESG-linked financing has 'risen significantly'
18 June 2020The interest from private equity firms towards environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked financing has been "completely reset" in recent months, BNP Paribas told Environmental Finance.
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Insurer Skandia buys novel bond to fund diabetes prevention
17 June 2020Swedish insurer Skandia has bought a SEK30 million ($3.2 million) 'health impact' bond from Region Stockholm, the local authority of the Swedish capital.
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PRI issues guidance ahead of mandatory SDG reporting
16 June 2020The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published guidance on how investors can "shape the real-world outcomes" of their investments by using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as it prepares to introduce mandatory outcomes-based reporting from next year.
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Banks step up action on biodiversity
15 June 2020Natixis, HSBC and a number of Dutch banks are calling for the financial sector to accelerate action to prevent biodiversity loss.
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Asset managers neglecting risks of biodiversity loss, says ShareAction
11 June 2020None of the world's 75 largest asset managers has a dedicated policy on biodiversity, according to a survey conducted by responsible investment charity ShareAction.