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Impact debt fund poised to raise €400m
11 June 2020The manager of a debt fund that links the cost of its lending to pre-agreed environmental and social 'key performance indicators' (KPIs) has said the fund is poised to attract €400 million ($455 million) in commitments.
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Macif group pledges to exclude thermal coal by 2030
03 June 2020French mutual insurer Macif group has pledged to completely exclude thermal coal assets from its investments globally by 2030.
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Shipping - the trillion-dollar challenge
24 January 2020The growing support for the Poseidon Principles underlines the crucial role for finance in helping the shipping industry chart a course towards a greener future, says Ahren Lester
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ESG financing: cheaper than conventional financing or too expensive to ignore?
31 December 2019Greater demand for sustainable investment products could lead to pricing advantage, argues Neil Caddy
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France's largest insurers looking for climate-conscious asset managers
19 November 2019Three mandates totalling €500m open for tender
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California wildfires illustrate how ESG factors can affect credit, says Moody’s
04 November 2019Wildfires that ravaged parts of California in recent days show the connection between environmental and social risks, and the credit quality of utilities in the US state, Moody’s has said.
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US Solar Fund acquires 128MW project
02 September 2019Renewables asset owner US Solar Fund (USF) has acquired a 128MW solar farm in Utah, US, from solar developer Longroad, investing $30 million for 100% of the equity of the Milford Solar Project.
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BlackRock loses $90.4bn from failing to spot stranded asset risks, says IEEFA
01 August 2019The world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, has seen $90.4 billion knocked off the value of its listed equities holdings over the last decade because it failed to address stranded asset risk in the fossil fuel industry, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
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Sustainable loan principles ‘key to unlocking gargantuan financing needs’
02 May 2019Recently-launched Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles (SLLPs) are ‘key to supplying the gargantuan amount of financing’ required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, White & Case has argued.
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Sustainability-linked loan principles launched
22 March 2019The launch of a set of Sustainability Linked Loan Principles has been hailed as a “critical development” for incentivising borrowers to improve their sustainability performance.