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CBI readies certification criteria for forestry bonds
16 July 2018A public consultation on criteria for forestry and other land use projects to be certified under the Climate Bonds Standard is due to end on 20 July.
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BAML regains top green underwriter spot, as US market 'reawakens'
13 July 2018Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has regained the title of leading underwriter in the green bond market, helped by a "reawakening" of the US corporate market.
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People Moves: Signal Capital, LGIMA, NordIX and Smart Pension
13 July 2018Sarbjit Nahal has joined private asset management firm Signal Capital as a partner and will lead its efforts to integrate themes into the investment decision process for both existing funds and future development plans.
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Proliferation of SRI labels could pose problems, says asset manager
13 July 2018The growing number of socially responsible investing (SRI) labels in Europe could present fund managers with a serious headache as they look to comply with future legislation, according to a major French asset manager.
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Singapore banks come under fire for coal lending
13 July 2018Singapore-based banks DBS and OCBC have been criticised by local NGOs for reportedly planning to finance a coal power plant in the region.
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Thoughts on green bonds' legal documents
13 July 2018The sustainable finance market should avoid overreacting to extraordinary events and maintain its market-building approach, argues Aaron Franklin
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€8.9bn Irish sovereign wealth fund to divest from fossil fuels
12 July 2018The €8.9 billion ($10.4 billion) Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) is to divest from fossil fuels within five years following the passing of a bill in the Irish parliament, in what has been hailed a seminal moment in the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Rick Stathers joins Aviva Investors' growing ESG team
12 July 2018Rick Stathers has been appointed as senior ESG analyst, and Sora Utzinger as ESG analyst by Aviva Investors. Both were previously at CDP.
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Boralex secures C$259m to fund wind farm acquisitions
12 July 2018Boralex, Canada's largest independent producer of wind power, has raised C$258.8 million ($196 million) in equity finance to fund its acquisition of Invenergy's stake in a 201MW portfolio of wind farms in Quebec.
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Ireland seeks €500m public-private investment in climate fund
12 July 2018The Irish government has issued a call for €500 million ($584 million) of private and public investment in its newly-launched Climate Action Fund.