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Kenya launches green bond programme
04 April 2017Kenya has launched a green bond programme with an eye to see the country's first issue by November. The programme's objective is to grow capacity for green bond issuance in the country, establish a framework and standards, develop licensed verifiers and look to catalyse similar programmes across East Africa.
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UBS continues to build sustainability team with appointment of Freedman
03 April 2017Swiss bank UBS has appointed Stephen Freedman as head of sustainable investing solutions for the wealth management, Americas division.
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UK regulator issues ESG guidance for defined-benefit pension schemes
03 April 2017The UK pensions regulator has released guidance on responsible investment for trustees of defined-benefit (DB) pension funds.
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Susi Energy Storage Fund reaches €66m first close
03 April 2017Swiss asset manager Susi Partners has secured €66 million ($70 million) of investment at the first close of its energy storage fund.
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European Commission's sustainable finance committee targets investment chain transformation
03 April 2017The European Commission's High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance will focus on transforming the entire investment and lending chain into a sustainable financial system.
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Scaling up the energy efficiency market
03 April 2017Meeting the EU's ambitious 2030 target for energy efficiency improvements will require more private finance, better data and standardisation, reports Peter Cripps
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France propels green bond market to achieve record first quarter
03 April 2017A record breaking $25 billion of green bonds were issued in the first quarter of 2017, thanks in part to the mammoth €7 billion ($7.5 billion) sovereign green bond from France.
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CIP to invest $81m in US onshore wind farm
03 April 2017Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is set to make an $81 million equity investment in an onshore wind farm in the US.
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EDF and Amundi partner on energy efficiency fund
31 March 2017French utility Électricité de France (EDF)has partnered with Amundi to launch an energy efficiency fund targeting up to €2 billion ($2.14 billion.
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People Moves: BAML, CCC, Clean Energy Regulator
31 March 2017Bank of America Merrill Lynch has appointed Suzanne Buchta global head of green bonds, following the retirement of the head of the product solutions team Martin Mills, Environmental Finance understands.