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ESG indexes: in the sweet spot
20 September 2017Billions have flowed into funds tracking ESG indexes or low-carbon indexes in recent months. What are the innovations that will drive further growth, asks Peter Cripps
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Sustainable Forestry 2017: IFC Forests Bond
30 June 2017Preventing deforestation can yield numerous social as well as environmental benefits. Many governments have therefore taken action to protect their forests, but it is widely acknowledged that their efforts are inadequate and that substantial private finance will be required.
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Australian asset managers urged to divest from coal
14 June 2017Australian investors are having their assets endangered by portfolio managers who do not understand the climate risk to their shareholdings, environmental finance pressure group Market Forces said.
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CalSTRS to sell remaining holdings in coal companies
12 June 2017The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has committed to sell all of its remaining shares in companies that produce coal for power generation by 1 July.
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US businesses with $1.4trn in revenue commit to Paris
07 June 2017More than 900 US businesses and investors representing $1.4 trillion in annual revenue, along with 125 cities, 9 states and 183 educational institutions have signed a letter, committing to remain faithful to the Paris Climate Agreement.
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Allianz Global Investors backs US solar project
06 June 2017Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has agreed to provide a 'back-leverage' loan to the 250MW Moapa solar energy facility in Nevada. The size of the loan has not been disclosed.
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Comment: Trump and Paris - who will have the last laugh?
02 June 2017As he announced that the US was to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, President Donald Trump claimed that the rest of the world was laughing at the US for signing the agreement, and they won't be laughing any longer.
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Investors with $15trn in AUM call on global governments to implement Paris Agreement
08 May 2017Investors representing more than $15 trillion in assets under management (AUM) have written to the governments of G7 and G20 countries calling on them to support and implement the commitments of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature increase to less than 2°C.
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The growing case for conservation finance
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
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Shareholders to march on AGM season buoyed by Paris & TCFD
31 March 2017With more than 100 environmental shareholder resolutions already filed, it is financial firms as well as the oil & gas majors that are in the firing line, reports Joe Walsh