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  • BNP Paribas rolls out three new SRI funds

    09 June 2015

    BNP Paribas has added three Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) funds to its Parvest range, two of which are to be managed by asset manager Impax.

  • Green bond market sees first Brazilian issuer in €500m deal

    08 June 2015

    Brazilian food giant BRF has become the first Brazilian company to tap the green bond market.

  • World Bank to issue 100th green bond

    02 June 2015

    The World Bank is to issue its 100th green bond – an equity-linked note for retail investors in the US.

  • Glennmont buys French wind farm

    28 May 2015

    Renewables investor Glennmont Partners has bought a wind farm in France, expanding its onshore wind portfolio to 210MW.

  • Waste-to-product company eyes €150m retail green bond

    26 May 2015

    British 'waste-to-product' firm Shanks will issue a green bond of up to €150 million ($164 million) for retail investors.

  • BNP Paribas signs up to Montreal Carbon Pledge

    22 May 2015

    BNP Paribas is the latest investor to throw its weight behind the Montreal Carbon Pledge (MCP) to promote decarbonisation.

  • Failure at Paris climate talks 'would not halt Impax's progress'

    20 May 2015

    The argument for environmentally-themed investing will remain compelling even if politicians fail to reach a strong climate change agreement in Paris in December, according to Impax Asset Management.

  • Shell and Statoil next to face climate votes at AGM

    15 May 2015

    Shell 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.

  • Order book reaches €1bn on FMO's latest Sustainability Bond

    14 April 2015

    Dutch development bank FMO has priced its second €500 million ($534 million) green Sustainability Bond, which attracted more than $1 billion of investor interest.

  • Impax AUM rises 6% in Q1

    09 April 2015

    Assets under management (AUM) at Impax Asset Management continued to rise in the first quarter of 2015.