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Axa divests coal as part of climate plan
22 May 2015Axa threw its weight behind the divestment movement today after it pledged to sell its coal assets by the end of the year.
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Green Climate Fund deemed 'effective' and ready to seek private investment
22 May 2015The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has crossed its fundraising threshold and will begin financing projects and incentivising private-sector investment, it has said.
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'Big, fat carbon price' called for at Paris climate meeting
22 May 2015Investors and businesses have issued a clarion call for "a big fat price on carbon" ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris.
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Australia's ANZ to issue green bond
22 May 2015The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) will issue its first green bond, to refinance a loan book for green projects.
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Natural disasters are major emerging risk, warns Swiss Re
21 May 2015Large natural disasters are among the top four 'high impact' emerging risks identified by Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company, in a recent report.
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US solar firm readies itself for IPO
21 May 2015US renewables firm Principal Solar plans to list on Nasdaq in a bid to raise up to $31.6 million.
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ABN Amro to roadshow Euro green bond
21 May 2015Dutch bank ABN Amro is making moves to enter the green bond market.
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Overlooking ESG breaches fiduciary duty, says Generation
20 May 2015The former vice-president of the US, Al Gore, has condemned investors that disregard the stranded assets debate as "absurd", and his company is calling for sustainability assessments to be part of investors' fiduciary duty.
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France's Hollande welcomes green bonds, decarbonisation initiatives
20 May 2015French president Francois Hollande has hailed the importance of green bonds and portfolio decarbonisation initiatives in the run up to the UN climate change summit in December.
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JLEN confirms £45m goal for latest share offering
20 May 2015John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has confirmed that it aims to raise £45 million ($70 million) from the share offering it announced last month.