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  • Japan to issue a 'deluge' of green bonds in 2017

    08 May 2017

    Japanese green bond issuance is set to take off in 2017, having grabbed the attention of local capital markets, according to one second opinion provider recently established in the country.

  • Berkshire's 'huge appetite' for wind and solar assets

    08 May 2017

    Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of about 70 re/insurance companies globally, has a "huge appetite" for solar and wind power projects, according to chief executive Warren Buffett.

  • Innergex and Desjardins expand French wind portfolio

    08 May 2017

    Innergex Renewable Energy of Canada and the Desjardins Group pension plan have added a further three wind farms to their portfolio of wind energy assets in France.

  • Investors with $15trn in AUM call on global governments to implement Paris Agreement

    08 May 2017

    Investors representing more than $15 trillion in assets under management (AUM) have written to the governments of G7 and G20 countries calling on them to support and implement the commitments of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature increase to less than 2°C.

  • Zurich's CIO explains the importance of ESG

    08 May 2017

    Urban Angehrn oversees Zurich Insurance Group's $190 billion asset book. With no pure asset management business in the group, he talks to Asa Gibson about how responsible investment fits in with its asset management selection process.

  • Investor water risk: the information you need that you don't yet have

    05 May 2017

    Data on water needs viewed in context if it is to be properly understood, argues Alexis Morgan

  • People Moves: EEM, Neuberger, Putnam

    05 May 2017

    Adrian Rimmer has left his position of CEO of carbon markets exchange European Environmental Markets (EEM) to focus on his other business interests and projects.

  • S&P launches first assessment under green evaluation tool

    05 May 2017

    S&P Global has issued the first assessment under its Green Evaluation Tool just one week after it launched.

  • Allianz rejects calls to expand its coal divestment policy to its asset management and underwriting businesses

    04 May 2017

    Allianz told its annual general meeting (AGM) that it has divested €225 million of ($245.7 million) of coal holdings, but it rejected a call to expand its coal divestment pledge to its asset management and underwriting business.

  • UNEP FI and G20 create investor toolkit on energy efficiency

    04 May 2017

    The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the G20 have partnered to create a tool to help investors identify opportunities in the energy efficiency market.