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Amundi/EDF fund secures €500m in equity finance
04 July 2018Amundi Energy Transition (AET), a 60:40 joint venture between French asset manager Amundi and utility EDF, has raised more than €500 million ($582 million) in equity capital to finance energy efficiency projects across France.
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Dalmore Capital and pension fund invest £700m in wind farms
03 July 2018The Pensions Infrastructure Platform, in partnership with Dalmore Capital, has paid £701 million ($925) to EDF Renewables for a 49% stake in a portfolio of 24 UK wind farms.
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Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee
19 June 2018The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its new member of the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) at the annual meeting on 14 June 2018.
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LGIM announces exclusions from its £5bn Future World Funds
11 June 2018Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has named the companies it regards as leaders and laggards on climate change issues, as part of its attempt to remove climate-related risk from its £5 billion ($6.7 billion) Future World funds.
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Finance for Tomorrow elects new board
04 June 2018Finance for Tomorrow – an initiative to promote Paris as a centre of sustainable finance – has elected a new board to serve for two years as it begins the second phase of its development.
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Could blockchain save the planet?
24 April 2018Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are notoriously energy-intensive. But the blockchain technology they rely on could give a boost to environmental markets, experts believe. Graham Cooper reports.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 19 February 2018
19 February 2018Following a strong performance last week, EU Allowance prices are likely to remain supported this week by winter weather and compliance buying, says Louis Redshaw.
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Corporates confirm their commitment to green bonds
12 December 2017A group of Europe's largest industrial issuers of green bonds have made a formal pledge to promote the future growth of the market.
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Big in Japan?
04 September 2017Support from the biggest pension fund in the world is helping ESG take off in Japan, write Peter Cripps and Joe Walsh
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EDF eyes impact bond for Louisiana wetlands project
17 July 2017Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a US advocacy group, is working on the design of an 'environmental impact bond' (EIB) to finance a coastal wetlands restoration project in Louisiana.