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  • RobecoSAM recommends water investments to address SDGs

    05 March 2018

    Investing in water companies is an effective way of optimising contributions to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Swiss investment firm RobecoSAM.

  • 'World's largest' green bond fund expands by one-third

    02 March 2018

    Swedish pension provider SPP's green bond fund has grown its assets by about one third in the past year, to SEK 3.7 billion ($462 million), as it achieved its three-year track record.

  • New player in ESG credit rating set to enter the market

    02 March 2018

    A rating agency claiming to be the first of its kind to systematically integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors will be launched next week, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Sustainalytics sees regulations driving demand for green bond reviews

    02 March 2018

    Regulatory developments are likely to spur further strong growth in demand for external reviews of green bonds, particularly in Asia and Europe, according to Sustainalytics.

  • US firms failing to back emission reduction talk with targets, says Ceres

    02 March 2018

    More than half of the largest US companies with commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have failed to set quantitative targets to achieve reductions, a study by Ceres shows.

  • UBP expands ESG range with new fixed income fund

    01 March 2018

    Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) has launched a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy focused on emerging market investment-grade corporate issuers.

  • Boralex seals €136 million deal to build five French wind farms

    01 March 2018

    Canadian renewables firm Boralex has attracted €136 million ($166 million) of financing to construct five wind farms in France, which have a combined output capacity of 112MW.

  • AP4 increases low-carbon commitments by SEK13bn

    01 March 2018

    The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) said its low-carbon index allocations now amount to almost one third of its entire global equity portfolio, having increased its commitments by SEK 12.6 billion ($1.9 billion) in 2017.

  • Demand for ESG-linked loans grows but "more clarity needed"

    28 February 2018

    More deals linking credit facilities with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are slated following Danone's and Mapfre's pacts last week, but critics demand more clarity.

  • Lombard Odier set to launch new fund with sustainability focus

    27 February 2018

    Lombard Odier Investment Managers is launching a global equity long-short investment strategy with a sustainability focus, to complement its existing impact investment offerings.