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  • US's oldest asset manager launches first ESG funds

    08 June 2016

    John Hancock Investments has launched two environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused funds.

  • FTSE Russell launches indexes tracking 'green revenue' of constituents

    06 June 2016

    FTSE Russell has launched 10 new indexes based on its new LCE data model that tracks the 'green revenue' of 13,400 public companies.

  • French asset manager launches green bond fund

    03 June 2016

    A fourth French asset manager has launched its long rumoured green bond mutual fund.

  • London's 'super sewer' seeks up to £400m from bond sale

    31 May 2016

    Bazalgette Tunnel, the company managing construction and financing of a 25km new sewer under the river Thames in London, aims to raise between £200 million and £400 million ($293 million - $586 million) from a sale of bonds.

  • Norway's sovereign wealth fund to sue Volkswagen

    16 May 2016

    Norway's $850 billion oil fund has told the media it will sue Volkswagen (VW) over last year's emissions test scandal.

  • Forget carbon footprinting - build a smart carbon portfolio, says Impax

    13 May 2016

    Reweighting portfolios according to carbon data alone is insufficient to mitigate stranded asset risks, argues Impax, which has devised a new methodology to build what it refers to as a smart carbon portfolio. Peter Cripps reports

  • Environmental clean-up fund reaches €80m first close

    12 May 2016

    A fund that will clean up brownfield sites in Europe has reached an €80 million ($91.11 million) first close, after securing the backing of four principal investors.

  • EF BRIEFS: FSB, SPI Energy, TSKB, JLEN

    11 May 2016

    The Financial Stability Board's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures has extended its feedback period until the end of the month.

  • The green opportunity is 'almost as big as emerging markets'

    09 May 2016

    The value of companies' 'green revenues' is almost as big as the value of emerging markets, according to responsible investment pioneer Mark Makepeace, CEO of FTSE Russell.

  • Index innovator

    09 May 2016

    FTSE Russell's innovative new low-carbon index could be a taste of things to come, as the company gears up to launch a new data platform based on the transition to a low-carbon economy. Mark Makepeace talks to Peter Cripps