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Social bond fund is 'swimming with the tide'
27 February 2017The tide of mainstream investment is firmly headed in the direction of green and social assets, according to one fund manager.
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Insurers and ESG investment: the bleeding edge?
27 February 2017Responsible investing is increasingly mentioned in the investment process, and insurers certainly wear their ESG principles as a badge of honour. But, despite the talk, does ESG really influence investment policy? Sarfraz Thind reports
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EU carbon market weekly update - 27 February 2017
27 February 2017A sideways move in EU Allowance prices is likely this week, after last week's 9% rise, says Louis Redshaw
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PRI launches sustainable infrastructure workstream
27 February 2017The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a sustainable infrastructure workstream.
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NRW prepares to issue record-breaking sustainability bond
27 February 2017The German State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is gearing up to issue the biggest sustainability bond on the market, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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UK solar assets outshine wind for UK yieldcos in H2
27 February 2017Sunshine levels in the UK were more beneficial for renewables investors than wind conditions, in the second half of 2016, according to results from UK yieldcos.
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EDP emissions reduction plan approved by Science-Based Targets
27 February 2017Portuguese utility EDP's emissions reduction plan has been confirmed as in-line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming well below 2°C, by NGO Science-Based Targets (SBT).
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MSCI, Citigroup and UNEP FI speakers confirmed for water conference
24 February 2017Representatives from the London Stock Exchange, MSCI, Citigroup, Amundi, Environmental Agency Pension Fund, UNEP FI, SABMiller and the University of Oxford have joined the list of speakers confirmed to appear at Environmental Finance's Water: Risk, Opportunity and Sustainability conference in London.
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CDC says green label helps shelter €500m bond from volatility
24 February 2017French development institution Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations has issued its inaugural green bond, saying that the green label helped shield the deal from the volatility shaking the country's fixed income markets.
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People moves: NN IP, NextEnergy, CDM, Ethos
24 February 2017NN Investment Partners (IP) has recruited Adrie Heinsbroek to lead its newly created responsible investment team. Faryda Lindeman and Johan van der Lugt have also joined the team.