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EF BRIEFS: EOS, UBS
01 February 2017EOS Investment Management (IM) has acquired a 40MW renewable energy portfolio in Italy for €140 million ($150.2 million)
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Green bond comment January: Vive la France
01 February 2017The green bond market has made a strong start to 2017, with some $10.5 billion of issues having settled in January. This compares with $7.8 billion in January the previous year, according to figures from Environmental Finance's green bond database.
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France's sovereign green bond could reach €13bn this year
25 January 2017The French Treasury has issued a mammoth €7 billion ($7.5 billion) green sovereign bond, which is almost twice the size of the previous largest green bond and could be increased to €13 billion later this year.
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Brookfield secures exclusivity deal with SunEdison yieldcos
24 January 2017Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has entered into an 'exclusivity deal' with stricken SunEdison's two yieldcos
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FRR awards €5 billion ESG mandates
24 January 2017French pension fund Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has selected three asset managers to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its €5 billion ($5.4 bllion) socially responsible equity strategy.
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People Moves: SIF, PiP, Speedwell, Dentons, BMO, RCG, Natural power
20 January 2017Cornerstone Capital Group's Craig Metrick has been elected as chair of the board of directors of US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment.
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EF Briefs: Impax, SUSI, Lombard Odier, Northern Trust
20 January 2017Impax Asset Management's listed equity portfolios, both in its "Leaders" and "Specialist" strategies, have produced positive net carbon footprints in 2016.
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Banks making progress on combating climate change
17 January 2017Banks have made considerable progress in addressing climate risks and opportunities in their business practices to align with a 2°C global warming target, but it is still not enough, according to a new report.
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SDGs could create $12 trillion of additional value, say business chiefs
17 January 2017Aligning business models with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could yield economic opportunities worth $12 trillion a year by 2030, according to an international group of CEOs and civil society leaders.
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World Bank concludes PAF with $13m carbon auction
12 January 2017The World Bank concluded the pilot phase of its climate change auction initiative after it agreed to buy $13 million of carbon credits in a reverse auction.