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Keystone Positive Change urges vote against Saba takeover
07 January 2025Investors of the London-listed Keystone Positive Change investment trust have been urged to vote against takeover proposals from activist hedge fund Saba Capital.
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'Ever stronger business case for blended green finance', Amundi says
07 January 2025The diversification of company supply chains outside China is one of many factors feeding an increasingly favourable business case for clean energy blended finance in emerging markets and developing economies, Amundi has said.
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Early bird Bpifrance kick-offs €4bn sustainable bond plans with social deal
06 January 2025Bpifrance has raised €1.5 billion ($1.5 billion) from its first social bond of the year, as the French public sector investment bank came to market promptly to get ahead of an anticipated glut of issuance.
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Carbon 'insetting' fund launched
06 January 2025A fund to reward farmers for reducing emissions has raised £1 million ($1.25 million) in contributions from organisations looking to "reduce their Scope 3 emissions".
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CEB raises £300m from rare debut sterling social bond
03 January 2025The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has raised £300 million ($373 million) from its inaugural Social Inclusion Bond (SIB) issued in British sterling, kick-starting its 2025 social bond issuance after a record-breaking 2024.
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'Disclosing more is the right way to go' with green bonds
03 January 2025Sustainable bond issuers have been urged to not let 'greenwashing' concerns drive them to limit data disclosure as sustainable investors value data transparency more than they do the specific figures, according to Swiss asset manager GAM.
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MSCI: Investors to intensify private markets focus in 2025
02 January 2025A key trend for investors in 2025 could be a renewed focus on private markets, where energy transition opportunities can help hit net-zero portfolio targets, according to MSCI.
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Falling interest rates could help impact allocations, says BlueOrchard
24 December 2024Lower interest rates in Europe could help increase institutional investors' impact allocations to emerging markets, an investor has told Environmental Finance.
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NTR to invest in long-term storage solutions in 2025
20 December 2024Irish renewable energy investor NTR is looking to begin investing in long-duration energy storage technologies (LDES) from 2025, calling it the 'next big technology'.
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UK Starmer's 'clean power superpower' ambition misplaced, says SDCL's Maxwell
17 December 2024The UK will likely fail trying to live up to its 'clean power superpower' ambitions, an energy investor has told Environmental Finance.