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Obituary - Tessa Tennant: a long-term legacy
11 July 2018Tessa Tennant, a pioneer of the responsible investment industry, and a good friend of Environmental Finance, has died of cancer.
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The anatomy of a taxonomy
11 July 2018The European Commission has a highly ambitious target - to develop a taxonomy to define what is green and act as a compass for sustainable finance. But there's a long and rocky road ahead for this controversial initiative, find Nick Roumpis and Peter Cripps
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Natixis introduces ‘green weighting factor’
11 July 2018French bank Natixis has developed a so-called ‘green weighting factor’ (GWF) to prioritise investments deemed to have a positive environmental impact.
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A different kind of conversation
The Talanoa Dialogue offers a new way of participating in the UN climate change process – and one that investors and financiers are beginning to explore. Mark Nicholls reports
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Can the private sector save the Green Climate Fund?
10 July 2018Last week's unproductive board meeting highlights the need for the Green Climate Fund to reform, says Alexandra Tracy
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Robeco wins UK pension engagement mandate
10 July 2018The £43 billion ($57 billion) Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has chosen Robeco to perform its voting and engagement services.
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Huge investment opportunities in energy infrastructure, says BlackRock
10 July 2018Deep structural shifts in the global energy market and rapidly rising demand for electricity are creating major opportunities for infrastructure investors, say BlackRock analysts.
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African green bank launch stunted by GCF’s ‘longstanding governance issues’
10 July 2018The bid to fund a world-first developing market green bank has been beset by ‘fundamental and longstanding issues around the governance’ of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
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Dutch banks draft circular economy finance guidelines
09 July 2018Three Dutch banks have teamed up to launch Circular Economy Finance Guidelines, which they hope will gain global traction.
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Science-based targets gain traction in climate fund rating methodology
09 July 2018A tool designed to help investors assess carbon risks in their portfolios has been updated to incorporate ‘science-based targets’, in a sign of the growing significance of these targets.