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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).
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Affirmative's new impact bond fund kicks off with $30m
17 May 2018Affirmative Investment Management (AIM) has launched an impact fund to be focused on short-term bonds.
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Danish pension fund PKA engaging with 64 oil and gas giants on climate
09 February 2018Danish pension fund PKA has said divestment is a possibility for 64 oil and gas companies with which it is currently engaging on climate-related issues.
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Electric vehicles could hit price parity with diesel and petrol from 2022, CDP says
19 January 2018Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will reach price parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles from about 2022, according to research published by CDP.
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Wanted: UK green bond issuers
24 July 2017As the green bond market continues to break records and investors call for more supply, Hamza Ali asks why there hasn't been more issuance out of the UK
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Green bond round-up, 28 June 2017
28 June 2017New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to issue its fourth green bond this year, hoping to raise $500 million, which will make it the largest municipal issuer in the world.
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How to eliminate child labour from the battery business
29 March 2017A multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed to stamp out the use of child labour in the mining of cobalt for lithium-ion batteries, says Benedikt Sobotka.
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People moves: Inrate, Natural Power, Crédit Agricole
06 March 2017Swiss sustainability rating agency Inrate has appointed Beat Zaugg and Lotte Knuckles to its board, bringing the total number of board members at the company to four.
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Green bond comment February: Another milestone passed
01 March 2017The green bond market cruised past yet another milestone in February - it has now raised more than $200 billion since its inception under a decade ago. Of the $202.6 billion raised so far, $188.5 billion is currently outstanding.
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Swiss investment firm reveals details of green bond fund
01 March 2017A Swiss asset manager, with more than SFR220 billion ($218 billion) under management, has launched a fund dedicated to investments in 'climate bonds'.