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ING launches sustainability-linked swap contract
13 August 2019ING has structured an interest rate swap in which the payments by the client will be determined, in part, by an assessment of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) achievements.
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EU Carbon Market Update, 12 August 2019
13 August 2019If the current weakness in EU Allowance prices leads to significant improvements in the generation spreads, utilities will quickly push prices higher, says Louis Redshaw.
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GIG acquires 40% of 714MW wind farm for £1.6bn
12 August 2019The Green Investment Group (GIG) has invested £1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) in a 714MW wind farm in the UK, acquiring a 40% stake from Spanish utility Iberdrola.
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Study aims to uncover investor attitudes to natural capital investments
12 August 2019A study of the level of investment from private financial institutions into natural capital has been launched by Environmental Finance in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.
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What's next for the European Commission's Sustainable Finance Action Plan?
12 August 2019June was a key month for the Action Plan. Emmanuel Buttin, Maarten Vleeschhouwer and Tomas Vaclavicek give their assessment of the state of play and what will be the next steps.
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Food sector will have to improve climate strategies, says HSBC
12 August 2019Food businesses, across the supply chain, will begin to feel much greater pressure from the public to have more sustainable practices and put in place ambitious climate strategies, according to HSBC.
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Partners Group adds to Australian wind portfolio
12 August 2019Partners Group, a private markets investment manager with about €80 billion ($91 billion) under management, has made a fifth major commitment to Australia’s renewable energy market.
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WCI Carbon Market Update, 12 August 2019
12 August 2019Next week’s auction could see a CCA clearance price below the level achieved in May, but Nicholas Girod* remains bullish on the market’s prospects
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People Moves: Circulate, Eurizon
12 August 2019Circulate’s CEO relocates to Singapore and Chelini heads Eurizon’s new sustainability team
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KKR's Global Impact Fund exceeds $1bn
12 August 2019Private equity giant KKR has raised more than $1 billion for its Global Impact Fund. The firm did not disclose how much the fund is targeting or when it will close.