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Finance in Motion raises $60.2m for sustainable forestry fund
23 August 2018Impact asset manager Finance in Motion has announced the first close of its Arbaro sustainable forestry fund, having raised $60.2 million.
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Aztec signs up to Vitol-backed renewables fund
23 August 2018Private equity firm Aztec Group has been chosen to administer the VLC Renewables Fund.
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Green bond round-up, 22 August 2018
22 August 2018Bank Australia has raised AUD125 million ($92 million) from its inaugural sustainability notes.
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ADIA subsidiary, APG and CalSTRS invest in $1.2bn clean energy fund
22 August 2018Capital Dynamics has announced the final close of its Clean Energy and Infrastructure VII JV LLC (CEI VII) fund, having raised $1.2 billion.
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Green is Good
22 August 2018Times are a-changin' in the bond market. Companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings stand to have privileged access to the capital markets. A universal 'green treasury' approach is needed to reap the economic and social rewards, says Arthur Krebbers
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Insurers underperform on ESG integration, says Vigeo Eiris
22 August 2018The insurance industry must work harder to improve its consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, according to a report which ranked it 23rd out of 39 industries for its performance on reporting and integration.
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Exxon fails to halt shareholders' climate change litigation
21 August 2018ExxonMobil's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it misled investors about the impact of climate change on its business has been denied by a Texas court.
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LGIM pressures international standards body to adopt TCFD
21 August 2018Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has thrown its weight behind calls for the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to adopt harmonised climate risk reporting.
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SDGs provide 'ideal framework' to analyse impact, says asset manager
21 August 2018The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide "an ideal framework" to analyse the social and environmental impacts resulting from engagement with investee companies, investors have been told.
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EU carbon prices could double in five years, says thinktank
21 August 2018The price of carbon emissions in the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) is set to double to between €35 and €40 ($40-$46) in the next five years, according to Carbon Tracker, a UK-based thinktank.