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COP Blog: Tackling land degradation offers new opportunities for investors
16 November 2016Mirova
It is estimated that two billion hectares of land are already degraded worldwide, and we continue to degrade another 12 million hectares of productive land every year. -
Sustainable investors see the bright side in the Trump shock
09 November 2016Sustainable investors are optimistic that Donald Trump's victory will not be as negative for their portfolios as many of the headlines suggest.
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LGIM launches green tilt fund with £1.85bn from HSBC
07 November 2016Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched the Future World Fund, a multi-factor global equities index fund with a 'tilt' to address climate change investment risks.
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Investors with €5trn of assets call for halt to arctic oil drilling
07 November 2016A group of institutional investors, representing €5 trillion ($5.52 trillion) of assets under management, have called for a "permanent moratorium" on arctic oil drilling.
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People Moves: Mainstream, Manulife, EBRD
04 November 2016Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed James McGinnis as chief executive officer (CEO) to run its newly created financing and investment arm, Mainstream Renewable Capital.
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Banks join UN to develop sustainability projects in Asia
31 October 2016ING Bank, Credit Suisse and Dutch development bank FMO are to work with the UN's Social Impact Fund to support sustainability projects in Asia.
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US insurers 'turning blind eye to climate change'
21 October 2016Many US insurers are still turning a blind eye to climate change, with less than 20% attaining high scores for their climate risk reporting, a study has warned.
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Brookfield and Appaloosa mull TerraForm swoop
20 October 2016Brookfield Asset Management and Appaloosa Management have reiterated their interest in buying yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP), controlled by stricken renewables giant SunEdison.
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EF BRIEFS: Impax; CBL Markets; Urban development
19 October 2016Impax Asset Management has completed the sale of a 107.7MW portfolio of wind farms in Finland to German insurer Allianz. The sale price was not disclosed.
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Kommuninvest issues largest ever SEK green bond
19 October 2016Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest has priced the largest ever Swedish krona green bond, raising some SEK5 billion ($570 million).