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Quotes of the Quarter
26 June 2015Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the second quarter of 2015.
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Business coalition calls for zero emissions 'well before end of century'
08 June 2015A coalition of businesses and NGOs has written an open letter calling for world leaders to back an ambitious "zero emissions" policy at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) in December.
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Norwegian government backs oil fund coal divestment
28 May 2015Norway's NOK7 trillion ($894 billion) oil fund is to divest more of its coal holdings after the country's politicians gave an earlier-than-expected backing to plans to reduce its exposure to the commodity.
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Axa divests coal as part of climate plan
22 May 2015Axa threw its weight behind the divestment movement today after it pledged to sell its coal assets by the end of the year.
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Shell and Statoil next to face climate votes at AGM
15 May 2015Shell and Statoil will become the latest fossil fuel companies to address mounting shareholder concerns about climate change when they hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) next week.
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Eurosif proposes sustainability as 6th pillar of EU Capital Markets Union
13 May 2015Sustainability should be added to the proposed principals behind the EU's Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative.
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ERAFP awards €2.5bn SRI bond mandates
06 March 2015French public service pension scheme ERAFP has awarded €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) socially responsible investment (SRI) credit bond mandates to three asset managers.
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Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry
11 February 2015Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.
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'Do not neglect climate change', Axa warns investors
16 January 2015Climate risk is "a short term opportunity" for investors, as well as a medium and long term consideration, says insurance giant Axa.
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Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green
12 August 2014Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports