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KfW says 2015 green bonds will save almost 3Mt of carbon dioxide annually
08 February 2016The five green bonds issued by German development bank KfW in 2015 are expected to save greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to more than 2.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, the bank said in a report.
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Actiam narrowly misses €1bn green bond pledge
08 February 2016Actiam has fallen 10% short of its pledge to buy €1 billion ($1.08 billion) of green bonds by the end of 2015, but believes it will hit the target in coming weeks.
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Why MetLife prefers utility-scale solar over rooftop
08 February 2016MetLife's Stuart Ashton explains why MetLife, which has long been associated with Snoopy, has embraced utility-scale renewables, but has left residential rooftop solar in the doghouse.
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EF BRIEFS: Abengoa, BlackRock & GIB, ForVEI, China Ming Yang, Stockholm, Gold Standard
05 February 2016Stricken renewables developer Abengoa has sold to Masdar its stake in Shams1, the largest operating renewables plant in the Middle East.
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Euan Stirling to lead Standard Life's ESG work
05 February 2016Standard Life Investments has appointed Euan Stirling to the new role of head of stewardship and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment.
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Stoxx launches world's first low-carbon index based on CDP's Climate A List
05 February 2016STOXX has joined the growing list of index providers offering low-carbon products, with the launch of the first index based on the CDP's 'Climate A List'.
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Wheb private equity arm rebrands, becomes independent
04 February 2016Wheb Partners, the private equity house created by Ben Goldsmith, has become independent from its parent company and garnered €140 million ($157 million) of new investment.
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SunEdison continues to haemorrhage senior staff
04 February 2016Paul Gaynor has become latest high-level departure at beleaguered renewables giant SunEdison, according to a UBS research note.
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China alone 'could smash 2015's global green bond record'
04 February 2016China could issue more green bonds in 2016 than the entire world did last year, according to one expert, who says global sovereign issuance will also boost the market in coming months.
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Legal & General eyeing climate debt fund
04 February 2016Legal & General Investment Management is considering launching a green fixed-income fund, saying the sector is being taken increasingly seriously at "the highest levels" of management.