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  • Actiam joins IIGCC

    22 February 2018

    Dutch asset manager Actiam has joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).

  • Green bond round-up 21 February 2018

    21 February 2018

    Malaysian investment institution Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) has raised MYR 5.65 billion ($1.44 billion) through a green sukuk programme.

  • 50 names to be added to Climate Action 100+ engagement hit list

    21 February 2018

    50 more corporates are to be added to the $28 trillion Climate Action 100+ initiative's list of targets for climate-related engagement.

  • 89% of PRI signatories have dialogue on ESG issues

    20 February 2018

    89% of signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report some kind of engagement on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, reflecting the growth of 'active ownership'.

  • Danish pension fund PKA engaging with 64 oil and gas giants on climate

    09 February 2018

    Danish pension fund PKA has said divestment is a possibility for 64 oil and gas companies with which it is currently engaging on climate-related issues.

  • Exxon takes encouraging disclosure steps but must go further, investors say

    08 February 2018

    The latest climate-related disclosures by oil giant ExxonMobil fail to go far enough in setting out how climate change is likely to impact its business, say an influential group of investors that led last year's successful shareholder resolution against the company.

  • CalSTRS selects eight ESG asset managers and could commit up to $1bn

    05 February 2018

    The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) pension fund has selected eight environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused asset managers.

  • Green bond round-up, 3 January 2018

    03 January 2018

    Hong Kong real estate firm launches green bond

  • Investec and CEFC buy into Australian wind and battery project

    13 November 2017

    Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Investec have together provided A$189 million ($145 million) of financing for a 212MW wind-plus-battery storage project in Australia.

  • Green Investment Group and GE make €800m Swedish onshore wind investment

    08 November 2017

    GE and the Green Investment Group (GIG) have partnered to build a 650MW wind farm in Sweden, the largest onshore wind development in Europe.