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France's sovereign green bond could reach €13bn this year
25 January 2017The French Treasury has issued a mammoth €7 billion ($7.5 billion) green sovereign bond, which is almost twice the size of the previous largest green bond and could be increased to €13 billion later this year.
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PIP infrastructure fund makes first investment
18 July 2016The Multi-Strategy Infrastructure Fund (MSIF), managed by the UK's Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP), has made its first investment – a £27.5 million ($36.4 million) refinancing of a 6.71MW portfolio of rooftop solar installations in England and Wales.
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Aviva gets behind energy efficiency project for UK's National Health Service
09 December 2015Aviva Investors is backing an energy efficiency initiative run by the UK's National Health Service (NHS) to the tune of £15.4 million ($23.2 million).
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Investors push for mandatory ESG reporting
29 October 2015Calls for companies to be forced to report non-financial indicators have been growing, and IOSCO and the WFE now need to take concerted action to drive the agenda forward, argues Tracey Rembert
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Capital Markets Union must safeguard against climate risk, says think tank
27 October 2015The European Union's plan to build a single market for capital across all 28 member states – the Capital Markets Union (CMU) – should incorporate safeguards to reduce risks arising from climate change, according to UK think tank, E3G.
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Quotes of the Quarter
05 October 2015Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the third quarter of 2015.
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Aviva signs up to Montreal Carbon Pledge
09 September 2015Aviva Investors has signed up to the Montreal Carbon Pledge, saying that climate change poses 'clear risks' to long-term investment.
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Investors worth $1.5trn launch infrastructure sustainability benchmark
07 September 2015Investors representing $1.5 trillion of assets have teamed up with the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) to launch a similar framework for infrastructure assets.
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Aviva and NGOs welcome Standard Chartered's coal mine withdrawal
12 August 2015Standard Chartered's decision to withdraw its support from the giant Carmichael coal mine in Australia has been welcomed by a leading investor.
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Climate Bonds Initiative to revamp its standards
17 July 2015The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is set to relaunch its green bond standards in a move it claims will boost investor confidence in the market.