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UK's Green Investment Bank taps Morgan Stanley's Mansley
11 January 2013Senior renewables banker Robert Mansley is to join the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) as head of capital markets.
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UK Green Investment Bank backs offshore wind, Drax with first loans
20 December 2012The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has agreed its first two loans since its official launch last month.
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Crédit Agricole launches new sector policies, excludes Arctic drilling
20 December 2012Crédit Agricole has introduced social and environmental policies covering a number of energy sectors, including exclusions on financing offshore Arctic drilling, oil sands exploitation and 'sub critical' coal-fired power plants.
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Banking on the environment
06 December 2012Fearing customer pushback, the banking industry has been slow to lead on environmental issues – but, it turns out, its clients are receptive. Mark Nicholls reports from the first Banking in the Environment conference
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UK's Green Investment Bank opens with sights on institutions
28 November 2012Making the UK's offshore wind farms attractive to pension funds and insurance companies will be key to the success of the country's newly launched Green Investment Bank (GIB), its chief investment officer said.
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BP's ESG recovery could take years - analysts
22 November 2012BP's $4.5 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement with the federal government marked an important step towards repairing its reputation, but analysts warn it could take several years to regain its status as a leading socially responsible investment (SRI).
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Report delivers 'wake-up call' to bond markets
20 November 2012A report claiming that credit ratings are failing to take into account the destruction of countries' natural resources must serve as a "wake-up call" to sovereign bond markets, it was claimed.
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NGOs warn financial institutions on APP financing
15 November 2012Sixty leading environmental and social NGOs have called on financial institutions to refuse to lend to Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), part of Indonesia's Sinar Mas Group, amid deforestation concerns.
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Investors slow to embrace low-carbon investment – FTSE
07 November 2012Investors have been slow to embrace climate-themed tools, a FTSE director told delegates at Environmental Finance's Mandatory Carbon Reporting conference.
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Could debt swaps fund green growth?
25 October 2012Debt swaps to promote green growth could help stimulate climate finance, while easing the debt burden on developing countries vulnerable to climate change, say Tanja Havemann and Fiona McKenzie