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Tackling climate change in SE Asia
24 August 2017Climate change is a significant threat to the economies of South East Asia. Alexandra Tracy reviews the main challenges, the government responses and the financing required for mitigation and adaptation measures.
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Allianz and MUFG complete $340m US wind investment
22 August 2017Allianz has signed a tax equity agreement worth about $340 million alongside Japanese financial services conglomerate MUFG for the Red Dirt wind project in Oklahoma.
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$44m water treatment bonds 'at top end' of S&P assessment
18 August 2017$44 million of unlabelled green bonds issued by a US utility for water management projects have been assigned S&P Global Ratings' highest score for their predicted positive environmental impact.
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Green bond round-up, 16 Aug 2017
16 August 2017Lagos State in Nigeria plans to raise NGN50 billion ($136 million) from the country's first green bond.
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Nafin's inaugural social bond sees unprecedented demand
08 August 2017Mexico's development bank Nacional Financiera (Nafin) doubled the size of its inaugural social bond after being swamped with unprecedented levels of demand.
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Conergy acquisition to spark Australian solar battery storage growth
04 August 2017Two US private equity funds have acquired solar energy company Conergy Asia, with plans to develop 1GW of combined solar-battery projects in Australia alone.
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Impax fund outperforms benchmark by 2% despite missing out on Tesla boom
03 August 2017Environmental-themed asset manager Impax's flagship investment trust has outperformed its benchmark by 2.6 percentage points in the first six months of the year.
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2018 could be 'pivotal year' for green bond funds, says Fitch
01 August 2017Next year could mark a turning point in the evolution of green bond funds, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds
31 July 2017A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.
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Integrated reporting campaign targets investors
31 July 2017The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) aims this year to increase demand from mainstream investors for improved corporate governance, longer-term thinking and sustainability reporting.