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Solactive and Corporate Knights launch low-carbon index
26 September 2014A family of low-carbon indexes has been launched, which claims to be the first to use a system established by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
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APG to double renewables investments to €2bn
25 September 2014Dutch pension firm APG Asset Management plans to double its investments in sustainable energy to €2 billion ($2.6 billion) over the next three years.
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PRI launches carbon disclosure initiative for investors
25 September 2014A group of major investors has agreed to publicly disclose the carbon footprint of their portfolios, as part of a new initiative to encourage decarbonisation.
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Investors worth $1.3trn make climate infrastructure pledge
25 September 2014An alliance of pension funds and other institutional investors representing $1.3 trillion of assets has committed to try to increase their investments in 'climate-resilient infrastructure'.
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NIB issues $500m green bond for Nordic projects
25 September 2014The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a "benchmark" $500 million green bond.
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The PRI has reached critical mass, says Nasdaq
24 September 2014The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has reached critical mass, with the signatories having considerable influence over the behaviour of many listed companies, according to a new report from Nasdaq stock exchange.
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Swiss Re to provide $10bn for climate risk by 2020
24 September 2014Swiss Re will offer up to $10 billion in insurance capacity and expertise to deal with climate-related risks over the next five years, CEO Michel Liès told the UN Climate Summit in New York.
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Insurers say their climate-friendly investments will reach $84bn next year
24 September 2014Insurance companies will double their climate-friendly investments to $84 billion by the end of next year, according to two leading industry associations.
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Massachusetts' second green bond issue is heavily oversubscribed
24 September 2014The $350 million sale of green bonds by the state of Massachusetts, announced earlier this month, attracted demand from both retail and institutional investors amounting to more than $1 billion.
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Investors and issuers pledge to expand green bonds market
23 September 2014A group of institutional investors, with more than $2 trillion in assets under management, has pledged to work "to grow a large and robust [green bond] market that makes a real contribution to addressing climate change".