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UN calls for investor action in coronavirus response
08 April 2020The UN has called for some of the world's largest investors to join efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, to respond to what it says is the greatest test since the organisation was founded, and to help "rebirth society as we know it".
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APG invests €250m in Norway hydropower firm for pension fund
21 February 2020Dutch asset management firm APG has almost doubled its investment in Norwegian hydropower firm Småkraft, undertaken on behalf of the Netherlands state workers' pension fund.
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APG and PGGM target SDGs with AI platform
12 September 2019Dutch pension fund managers PGGM and APG are set to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform to help institutional investors target the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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ESG engagement really does work, say investors
20 May 2019Investors have proved that they have the power to bring about changes in company behaviour, when they engage with them on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and they even have the potential to influence national governments, a panel at an MSCI conference heard.
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$32trn group of investors demand greater government climate action
10 December 2018Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have demanded governments increase action to tackle climate change.
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IIGCC publishes climate scenario analysis guide
22 November 2018Investors who use scenario analysis will be better equipped to respond to early warning signs, such as a rising carbon price, and take more informed investment decisions as the low-carbon transition evolves.
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IBRD marks 10 years of green bonds with $1.2bn issue
14 November 2018The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has issued two benchmark green bonds to mark the tenth anniversary of its entry into the market in 2008.
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Green bonds round-up - 24 Oct - 17 new deals
24 October 2018Royal Schiphol Group, the owner of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, has priced a green bond worth €500 million ($576 million), making it the first European airport to issue green-labelled notes.
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Green bonds round-up, 17 October 2018
17 October 2018German commercial bank Berlin Hyp has raised €500 million ($578 million) from its third green Pfandbrief. This takes the total green debt issued by the bank to €3 billion.
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ADIA subsidiary, APG and CalSTRS invest in $1.2bn clean energy fund
22 August 2018Capital Dynamics has announced the final close of its Clean Energy and Infrastructure VII JV LLC (CEI VII) fund, having raised $1.2 billion.