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PRI, Generation, UNEP FI launch initiative to tackle 'outdated perceptions' on ESG and fiduciary duty
18 February 2016A global programme has been launched by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to push investors to consider sustainability as part of their fiduciary duty.
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Dutch asset manager set to launch green bond fund
16 February 2016A Dutch asset manager is set to launch a green bond fund, focusing on euro-denominated issues.
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GBPs 'are not evolving into standards'
08 February 2016The body overseeing the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) has denied rumours that signatories are exploring the possibility of developing a set of standards, although it has emerged that five working groups have been set up to help guide their evolution.
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Real estate investors have 'clear fiduciary duty' on climate risks, say industry bodies
08 February 2016Real estate investors are "one of the most important decision making groups on earth" when it comes to climate change, say the authors of a framework devised to tackle climate risk in the sector.
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Wheb private equity arm rebrands, becomes independent
04 February 2016Wheb Partners, the private equity house created by Ben Goldsmith, has become independent from its parent company and garnered €140 million ($157 million) of new investment.
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Sustainable fund raises $400m
29 January 2016A fund has raised more than $430 million to invest in low-carbon technologies that provide "competitive returns".
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EF BRIEFS: Capstone, PRI, Juwi, KfW, Gothaer
22 January 2016Canadian renewables operator Capstone Infrastructure – formerly known as the Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund – will be acquired by a London-based fund in a $480 million deal.
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Q&A with Martin Skancke on the FSB's task force
22 January 2016The PRI's chairman talks to Environmental Finance about the important role of the group.
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FSB reveals big hitters behind new climate change task force
22 January 2016The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has named the members of its new climate change working group.
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OPIC green guarantees rise to nearly $350m following spate of issues
06 January 2016The US government-backed Overseas Private Investor Corporation (OPIC) issued a spate of 'green guarantees' towards the end of 2015, bringing the total amount it has raised and outstanding through these instruments to nearly $350 million.