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Water: managing risk and embracing opportunity
10 May 2018More than 100 delegates gathered at Environmental Finance's conference on water, hosted by the London Stock Exchange, to discuss an investment opportunity worth about $7.5 trillion, writes Michael Hurley.
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Trucost launches SDG Evaluation Tool
10 May 2018Trucost has launched an evaluation tool to help companies identify business risks and opportunities aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Green bond round-up, 25 April
25 April 2018More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.
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'Big and boring' pension funds need development finance price to drop, says PGGM
19 April 2018Development finance institutions (DFIs) aiming to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals must work harder to create more projects and drive their price down if they are to attract large investors like pension funds, according to PGGM.
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People moves: Carbon Tracker Initiative, CalPERS, PGGM and BMO Global Asset Management
06 April 2018Mark Lewis has left Barclays to become the new head of research and managing director of Carbon Tracker Initiative.
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Belgium plans to grow sovereign green bond to €10bn
28 February 2018A €4.5 billion ($5.5 billion) sovereign green bond issued by Belgium this week is expected to grow to a size of about €10 billion within four years, the Belgian Debt Agency said.
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Dutch financial firms take action on carbon footprint
13 December 2017Twelve Dutch financial institutions have developed a methodology for measuring the carbon footprint of their investments and loans.
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Mapping the SDGs
11 December 2017Two years on from the launch of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, how are investors responding, asks Peter Cripps
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Investors support plea for integrated corporate reporting
27 September 2017A group of leading investors, with nearly $2 trillion in assets under management, is calling for companies to integrate their reporting of financial and non-financial data.
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Marcel Jeucken leaves PGGM responsible investment team
26 September 2017Marcel Jeucken is to leave his position as managing director of responsible investment at Dutch pension fund PGGM to become an independent advisor.