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Tar sand pipeline divestment doesn’t fit PGGM’s climate strategy, CIO says
25 June 2018Dutch asset manager PGGM has rejected criticism from Greenpeace that its investments in tar sand pipeline companies do not align with the aims of the Paris Agreement.
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ABP, ERAFP, and First State Super among scenario analysis leaders
15 June 2018Many leading global asset owners have already begun to perform scenario analysis and apply key findings to their climate strategies, a report by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has found.
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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