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Framework launched to help investors assess their dependencies on natural capital
23 April 2018Natural capital is no longer a "niche" consideration, it was claimed today, as a framework was launched to help investors assess their dependencies on these factors.
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HSBC is latest bank to withdraw from coal and tar sands
20 April 2018HSBC pledged to stop lending to most coal-fired power stations and to stop financing oil from tar sands, but "missed the chance to join the green banking leaders", according to one NGO.
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EIB prepares sustainability bond
20 April 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB) is preparing to issue a sustainability awareness bond to support projects in the water, health and education sectors.
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Fixed income investors need more ESG products, says Japan's GPIF
20 April 2018Institutional investors are being constrained because of a lack of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused products for fixed income investors, a report co-published by the GPIF has claimed.
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People moves: Loomis Sayles, APG Asset Management, Axa Investment Managers and NatureBank Asset Management
20 April 2018Loomis Sayles has appointed Kathleen Bochman as director of environmental, social and governance (ESG).
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EIB prices $1.5bn climate awareness bond
20 April 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB) has priced a $1.5 billion Climate Awareness Bond (CAB), in which Folksam Group and Barclays were among the investors.
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Norges Bank backs climate and water shareholder resolutions
20 April 2018The advisor to the world's largest sovereign wealth fund has thrown its weight behind climate-related shareholder resolutions with energy companies Imperial Oil and TransCanada.
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£500m fund launched to invest in Indian renewables
20 April 2018A new fund has been seeded with £240 million ($340 million) to invest in "green energy infrastructure" in India.
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'Big and boring' pension funds need development finance price to drop, says PGGM
19 April 2018Development finance institutions (DFIs) aiming to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals must work harder to create more projects and drive their price down if they are to attract large investors like pension funds, according to PGGM.
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TCFD targets 500 backers before autumn
19 April 2018The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) secretariat has set a goal for 500 companies to commit this year to implement the recommendations, and has the backing of the Governor of England, according to Bloomberg.