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People Moves: SSGA, UBS
13 September 2019State Street hires Funk
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Xylem signs $800m sustainability-linked credit facility
11 March 2019Global water technology company Xylem has signed an $800 million sustainability-linked senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which it claimed is one of the first sustainable improvement loans in the US.
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Boston Common withdraws climate resolutions with Verizon and Home Depot
08 March 2019Boston Common Asset Management has withdrawn its climate-related shareholder resolutions with Verizon Communications and The Home Depot after reaching agreements with the companies.
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Funds of the year: Dimensional's US Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio
28 January 2019An underexposure to energy stocks was helpful to performance in 2018, explains Jed Fogdall. Peter Cripps reports
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Franklin Templeton launches its first climate change fund
06 March 2018Franklin Templeton Investments has repurposed one of its products as its first fund focused on climate change goals.
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Deutsche to stop financing for new coal projects
01 February 2017Deutsche Bank has committed to not provide financing for new coal-fired power plants and new 'greenfield' thermal coal mines.
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Water trading could be worth $13.4bn a year
23 August 2016A $13.4 billion-a-year water trading market could be set up to help alleviate some of the supply shortage problems that afflict many parts of the globe, according to new research.
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NIB and BNP Paribas join GBP ExCom
24 June 2016Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and BNP Paribas have appointed to the executive committee (ExCom) of the Green Bond Principles (GBP).
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Aegon backs out of coal and plans 'in-depth' assessment of climate risks
26 May 2016Dutch insurer Aegon is the latest investor to divest from coal, citing concerns about stranded assets, and has committed to an in-depth assessment of its exposure to climate change risks.
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JP Morgan Chase to stop project finance for new coal projects
08 March 2016JP Morgan Chase will no longer provide project finance for new coal-fired power plants in "high income OECD countries" or for any new 'greenfield' coal mines.