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Banks making progress on combating climate change
17 January 2017Banks have made considerable progress in addressing climate risks and opportunities in their business practices to align with a 2°C global warming target, but it is still not enough, according to a new report.
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Banks join UN to develop sustainability projects in Asia
31 October 2016ING Bank, Credit Suisse and Dutch development bank FMO are to work with the UN's Social Impact Fund to support sustainability projects in Asia.
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Connecting private capital to natural capital
30 August 2016A $300 billion natural capital funding gap can be met by creating products to suit institutional investors, argue Andrew Deutz and Marc Diaz
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NRG Yield to sell $150m of shares
10 August 2016US yieldco NRG Yield has announced plans to raise $150 million by selling new shares.
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Baldinger leaves RobecoSAM to become UBS sustainability head
08 July 2016Michael Baldinger is to step down as CEO of RobecoSAM, and will lead UBS's efforts to become a "leader" in the sustainable asset management space.
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Insurer John Hancock invests $227m in SolarCity projects
04 May 2016US insurance giant John Hancock Financial has agreed to invest $227 million in a 201MW portfolio of residential, commercial and industrial solar energy projects owned by SolarCity.
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Private equity firm snaps up Irish energy giant
29 March 2016Private equity firm I Squared Capital will acquire Irish energy company Viridian in a deal reported to be worth €1 billion ($1.1 billion).
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EF BRIEFS: Triodos Bank, SolarCity, Ontario cap-and-trade
26 February 2016Dutch ethical bank Triodos has grown its assets under management (AUM) by 16% in 2015, to €12.3 billion ($13.5 billion).
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Statkraft unveils plans for Europe's largest onshore wind project
23 February 2016Norwegian utility Statkraft plans to build a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) onshore wind project, which would be Europe's largest. The project, on the Fosen peninsular in central Norway, will comprise six wind farms with a combined capacity of 1GW.
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'Toolkit' launched to help conservation finance scale up
20 January 2016Green bonds issued by sovereigns to finance environmental conservation, and closed-ended funds focusing on assets such as sustainable timber, are among the products that can help the conservation finance market reach up to $200-$400 billion by 2020, according to a new report.