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Bond investors fix their sights on ESG
17 February 2014Investors are beginning to extend responsible investment principles from their listed equity portfolios into fixed income. But the asset class poses particular challenges. Mark Nicholls reports
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BlackRock to wind up New Energy Investment Trust
17 February 2014The shareholders of BlackRock New Energy Investment Trust have voted to wind up the company and cash out their stakes.
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ESG approach is compatible with smart beta strategies, says fund manager
17 February 2014Investors can incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations within a 'smart beta' strategy without incurring lower returns, says AXA Investment Managers.
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Asset manager makes fund family fossil fuel-free
14 February 2014A responsible investment firm has announced that its fund family will be entirely fossil fuel-free, after deciding that natural gas is no longer a responsible investment.
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Energy efficiency, cities, and the Clean Trillion
14 February 2014$36 trillion in clean energy investment is needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Ten cities are stepping up to the plate and investors are likely to follow, argues Brandon Smithwood
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Oekom expands as asset managers demand broader ESG research
14 February 2014Sustainability ratings firm Oekom is in the process of hiring nine new analysts, as it expands the universe of companies it covers in response to growing demand from asset managers.
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DNV pulls out of CDM verification, in 'sign of market collapse'
13 February 2014DNV GL is to stop providing validation and verification services for the Clean Development Mechanism and other international climate change mitigation projects, in a stark sign of the "steady collapse" of the world's only global carbon market.
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Terra Firma's head of renewables fundraising 'asked to leave'
13 February 2014Terrra Firma head Guy Hands has reportedly shown the door to the executive in charge of raising capital for its planned $2 billion renewables fund.
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AXA IM to update its ESG framework for sovereign debt
13 February 2014AXA Investment Managers is to update its environmental, social and governance sovereign debt scoring framework.
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Ventus funds seek additional £20m for UK wind, hydro projects
12 February 2014Two London-based renewable energy funds are seeking to raise an additional £20 million ($33 million) to support small-scale wind and hydroelectric projects in the UK.