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PRI appoints associate director for EMEA
07 April 2016The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has appointed a new associate director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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AP2 to dedicate 1% of investment to green bonds as market 'achieves maturity'
06 April 2016Swedish pension fund AP2 has decided to allocate 1% of its entire portfolio to green bonds, saying the market has achieved the maturity and size "to justify a separate investment strategy".
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EF BRIEFS: ET Risk, Latvenergo, Morgan Stanley, TerraForm Global, ICO
06 April 2016A coalition of think-tanks, researchers and financial companies will develop a framework to assess the potential financial impacts on securities created by the transition to a lower-carbon economy.
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Moody's names more taxonomies it will use in its Green Bond Assessments
06 April 2016Moody's has named three taxonomies it will use in addition to the Green Bond Principles to help it assess the environmental credentials of green bonds.
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Financial firms join forces to raise $8bn for sustainable investments
06 April 2016Bank of America has formed a new partnership within its Catalytic Finance Initiative (CFI) that aims to direct $8 billion to "high-impact sustainable investments".
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Investors betting on US shale recovery face major risks, warns CTI
06 April 2016Equity investors have returned in force to the US shale oil and gas sector in recent months, despite incurring heavy losses last year and the mounting risk of stranded assets, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).
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EIB reaffirms commitment to developing the green bond market
05 April 2016The European Investment Bank (EIB) remains firmly committed to "improving the financial attractiveness" of the green bond market, says Bertrand de Mazières, the bank's director general of finance.
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China's first corporate green bond approved under national standards
05 April 2016Concord New Energy has become the first Chinese corporation to be approved to issue green bonds under its national standards.
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Leading the charge
05 April 2016The historic Paris climate change agreement has underlined what is arguably the biggest challenge faced by financial markets in a generation, says Peter Cripps
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Acquisition makes NextEnergy Solar Fund 'biggest solar yieldco'
05 April 2016NextEnergy Solar Fund has become the biggest solar operator of the UK-listed yieldcos, following a £97.9 million ($140 million) acquisition of five plants.