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Brookfield impact fund to raise 'upwards of $15bn'
10 December 2021Brookfield Asset Management predicts its Mark Carney-supported impact fund will raise $15 billion by March, exceeding its initial forecast of $12.5 billion.
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ECB introduces climate into assessment of bank managers
10 December 2021The European Central Bank (ECB) has for the first time introduced a climate and broader environmental criterion in an update to its questionnaire for banks to help assess which prospective managers are 'fit and proper'.
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Ontario Teachers' invests in environmental markets platform
10 December 2021Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has invested an undisclosed sum in Australian environmental markets platform GreenCollar.
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GIIN plans financial inclusion impact 'benchmarking' tool in 2022
10 December 2021Impact investors are soon to get a publicly-available benchmarking tool that will help them compare the financial and non-financial performance of their investments, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has said.
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Amundi to exclude oil and gas companies
09 December 2021Europe's largest asset manager Amundi will expand its exclusion policy to encompass companies extracting oil and gas from next year.
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Milestone €100 EU carbon price 'within reach' in 2021
09 December 2021Expectations are rising that the EU carbon price could quickly cross the €100 ($113) per tonne milestone following more than a month of strong price gains and amid persistent tailwinds for the carbon credits.
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EU climate criteria adopted in 'important milestone'
09 December 2021The first set of climate criteria for the EU taxonomy has been passed into law and will come into force on 1 January.
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Tesla leads the E&S race among carmakers, says Moody's
09 December 2021Tesla was the best performing automaker with regards to both environmental and social risks, according to credit rating agency Moody's.
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NZAOA has 'low' climate voting transparency
09 December 2021Several members of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) lack transparency when it comes to their proxy votes cast on climate-related proposals, academics have said.
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KGAL raises €260m for impact fund
09 December 2021KGAL has raised €260 million ($294 million) of equity for a renewable energy fund, more than half of its original €500 million fundraising target.