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WBA announces 2,000 most influential firms for sustainable future
21 January 2020The World Benchmarking Alliance has revealed the 2,000 companies that it believes have the greatest influence on global progress towards a "more sustainable future" ahead of ranking them for progress.
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CBI, Dubai announce push to develop green sukuk
17 September 2019The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with market authorities in Dubai to encourage the growth of the green sukuk market.
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Exxon and other laggards excluded from LGIM Future World Funds
21 June 2019Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has excluded more climate change laggards from its Future World Funds range after they failed to respond to its engagement programme.
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Green bonds round-up: Wallonia; Adif; Nedbank; SFE; Crédit Agricole; Green OAT
01 May 2019Wallonia, the French speaking region of southern Belgium, has entered the green bond market with a dual-tranche issue that raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion).
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Q&A with AIMA's Jack Inglis
10 April 2019The CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association explains how hedge funds are starting to get to grips with the topic of sustainable finance
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Renewables projects have highest 'carbon yield', says Affirmative
01 October 2018Renewable energy projects generate greater carbon savings than other types of projects funded by green bonds, according to recent research.
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Innergex buys large-scale solar project in US
05 July 2018Innergex Renewable Energy has acquired a 250MW photovoltaic solar project in Texas, with a Wells Fargo subsidiary expected to come in as a tax equity investor when commercial operations begin.
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Climate Action 100+ expands its reach and attracts new backers
04 July 2018An additional 61 companies have been added to Climate Action 100+ list, increasing the reach of the investor-backed initiative that aims to engage with "systemically important greenhouse gas emitters".
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LGIM announces exclusions from its £5bn Future World Funds
11 June 2018Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has named the companies it regards as leaders and laggards on climate change issues, as part of its attempt to remove climate-related risk from its £5 billion ($6.7 billion) Future World funds.
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Hedge funds increase allocations to responsible investments
30 May 2018Hedge funds have already allocated at least $59 billion in line with 'responsible investment' (RI) principles, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).