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Mirova closes its third renewable energy fund at €350m
05 July 2016Mirova, the responsible investment arm of France's Natixis Asset Management, has closed its renewable energy fund, Mirova-Eurofideme 3, after securing commitments amounting to €350 million ($388 million), way above its initial target of €200 million.
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Resonance raises $300m for water fund
05 July 2016Resonance Asset Management has announced the third close of its Industrial Water Infrastructure fund, having raised $300 million from six institutional investors.
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EF BRIEFS: Pattern Energy, Coal India, Quercus
04 July 2016US yieldco Pattern Energy is to buy the 324MW Broadview wind power facility in New Mexico and an associated 35 mile transmission line from Pattern Development, its main shareholder, for $269 million.
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UK's fifth carbon budget aims to reduce emissions by 57%
30 June 2016The UK has announced an ambitious target of cutting carbon emissions by 57% from their 1990 level in its fifth carbon budget.
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NIB and BNP Paribas join GBP ExCom
24 June 2016Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and BNP Paribas have appointed to the executive committee (ExCom) of the Green Bond Principles (GBP).
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ESG ratings for funds
22 June 2016Sustainability scores for funds are not perfect, but are a useful addition to the many tools available to responsible investors, reflects Hamza Ali
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Revised GBPs get qualified welcome from investors
22 June 2016New guidance for issuers of 'social' bonds and 'pure-play' green bonds, in the latest version of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs), has been broadly welcomed by investors.
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Impax secures loan for Irish wind farm
21 June 2016Impax Asset Management has received a package of bank funding to help build an Irish wind farm.
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The changing climate for investors
20 June 2016Just as the transition to a low-carbon economy is gathering pace, so are investors' responses.
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Q&A: The FTSE4Good semi-annual review
20 June 2016Danone was among companies added to the FTSE4Good Index today, as tougher inclusion criteria begin to bite. David Harris, ESG director at FTSE Russell provides further information