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MEAG and Luxcara structure debt and equity deal for wind farm
14 August 2018Asset managers MEAG and Luxcara have structured a debt and equity deal to finance construction and commissioning of a Norwegian wind farm, it has been revealed.
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EU carbon update, 13 August 2018
13 August 2018It is difficult to see EU Allowances (EUAs) experiencing a substantial fall this week, amid reduced auction volumes, says Louis Redshaw.
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World Bank plans 'blockchain bond'
13 August 2018The World Bank is planning to launch what it claims will be the first global bond to be "created, allocated, transferred and managed ... using distributed ledger technology".
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KKR acquires $530m stake in Indian waste company
13 August 2018Private equity giant KKR has signed a $530 million agreement to acquire a 60% stake in an Indian waste and recycling company from the founder and another existing investor.
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One-third of PRI signatories submit TCFD-themed reporting
13 August 2018About one third (30%) of Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatories have voluntarily reported according to a Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)-style framework.
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Climate change impacts asset value, UN study finds
13 August 2018Insurers increasingly ESG screen their investments, but even the value of their favoured asset is at risk
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Tipping the scales: A look at Natixis' 'green weighting factor'
13 August 2018French bank Natixis plans to apply a 'green weighting factor' to its portfolio of financing deals by 2019. Michael Hurley asks why now?
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Lightsource BP acquires 135MW in PJM solar assets
10 August 2018Lightsource BP, the British solar park developer, has acquired a 135MW portfolio from Orion Renewable Energy Group.
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People moves: AP3, ISS-Oekom, IETA
10 August 2018Mårten Lindeborg, AP3’s CIO and deputy CEO, has passed away. The Swedish buffer fund announced yesterday that Lindeborg died after a short illness
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$31.1bn of green bonds have aligned themselves with the SDGs
10 August 2018A total of $31.1bn of green bonds issued so far in 2018 have aligned themselves with at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which represents roughly a third of the value of issues.