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Asset managers should learn from insurers when it comes to climate risk, says Willis
21 April 2016Asset managers and owners should use existing practices in the insurance industry to get to grips with their climate risks, according to an expert at Willis Towers Watson.
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Energy storage – the next sustainable energy frontier?
21 April 2016Batteries are set to play a key role in the transition to a decentralised, low-carbon economy. Can utilities survive the shift, asks Frank Wouters
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Investors urged to steer carefully around autos following Mitsubishi scandal
20 April 2016Investors were warned to be wary of the automobile sector after another major manufacturer was embroiled in an emissions scandal.
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EF BRIEFS: EDP Renováveis, RBS, Avantium, Atlantis, Quercus
20 April 2016EDP Renováveis has sold a stake in a European wind portfolio in a deal worth €550 million ($626 million).
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Struggling SunEdison launches 'fire sale' of 5.3GW of projects
20 April 2016SunEdison has put a list of 5.3GW of renewables projects up for sale, as it looks to stave off potential bankruptcy.
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How to be a long-term investor
20 April 2016The UK's Environment Agency Pension Fund is sharing its learnings on how to be a long-term investor, rather than a trader, says Mark Mansley
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Green bond supply still falling short of demand, says major bank
20 April 2016Demand for green bonds continues to outstrip supply, despite a record first quarter for new issues, said a leading European bank in a research note on the market.
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GRI releases first sustainability reporting standards
19 April 2016The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has made its first set of sustainability reporting standards available for public comment. They comprise three standards that are applicable to all organisations and three topic-specific standards covering emissions, indirect economic impacts and public policy.
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First Chinese green bond indexes launched
19 April 2016The first green bond indexes focusing on domestic issues in China have been launched, Environmental Finance has learned.
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S&P Dow Jones launches first 'smart ESG' indexes
19 April 2016S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched what it claims is the first index family to isolate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as a 'smart beta' performance factor.