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North American electricity utilities trail European counterparts in transition to low-carbon economy
09 June 2017Electricity utilities are, on average, not reducing emissions fast enough to be in line with a scenario that would limit climate change to the Paris Agreement's 2°C target, a Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) study has found.
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Green bond round-up, 7 June
07 June 2017Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has issued a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) affordable housing bond, its first in the social bond market.
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UK's low-carbon economy 'could grow to 13% of GDP'
05 June 2017The low-carbon economy could grow to account for as much as 13% of the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) in the next thirty years, up from 2% today, according to a letter from Aldersgate Group, representing some of the country's business leaders.
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Prudential invests in Indian wind power
30 May 2017UK life insurer Prudential's Asian asset manager, Eastspring Investments, has agreed to invest an undisclosed amount into Watsun Infrabuild, a subsidiary of Indian renewable energy group Continuum Wind Energy.
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Trump highlights need for responsible investment funds, says BMO
26 May 2017A Trump presidency increases the need for a sustainable global equities strategy, according to one fund manager.
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Green bond round-up, 24 May 2017
24 May 2017Polish bank Zachodni WBK has issued €137 million ($153.8 million) green bond, in a private placement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Populism threatens action on climate change, warns Ieta
24 May 2017The rise of populist political movements around the world "are a threat to action on climate change," according to the International Emissions Trading Association (Ieta).
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The impact of youth
22 May 2017Impact investing remains a niche pursuit but could millennials prove a game changer, asks Joe Walsh
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People moves: JLEN, Cornerstone, Pimco
19 May 2017John Laing Environmental Assets Group's (JLEN) David Hardy will leave the UK yieldco and transfer internally to its sister company focused on infrastructure public private partnership projects, John Laing Infrastructure Fund Limited (JLIF).
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Impact investments meet or exceed expected returns, says GIIN
17 May 2017Return from impact investments overwhelmingly meet or exceed the expectations of the investors, according to a survey by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).