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Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds
31 July 2017A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.
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Scientists predict above-average hurricane season
31 May 2017There is a 45% chance that this summer will see more Atlantic hurricanes than usual and only a 20% chance of there being fewer, according to US storm analysts.
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Finance sector gets guidance on Natural Capital Protocol
17 May 2017Guidance has been issued to provide financial institutions with a structured framework to identify, measure and value natural capital within their banking, investment and insurance activities.
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Allianz-led consortium acquires UK's largest water-only supplier
02 May 2017An Allianz-led consortium has agreed to acquire the UK's largest water-only supplier, Affinity Water.
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Impact investors turn to water stocks, says KBI
02 May 2017Water is becoming "an almost intuitive" impact allocation for a growing number of investors, according to KBI Global Investors (KBIGI).
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Green bond round-up, 26 April 2017
26 April 2017Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, a subsidiary of California-based health provider Kaiser Permanente, is gearing up to issue its inaugural green bond.
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S&P launches beefed-up green bond evaluation tool
26 April 2017S&P Global has launched its long-awaited Green Evaluation Tool after beefing-up the list of mitigation projects it can assess.
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Voting begins for EF's Deals of the Year awards
12 April 2017Nominations are now being accepted for the tenth annual Environmental Finance Deals of the Year awards.
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GCF rehabilitating hydro is 'shameful' - NGO
11 April 2017The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) decision to rehabilitate a Soviet era dam in Tajikistan has been labelled 'shameful' by one senior analyst.
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Water companies outperform other environmental stocks - FTSE Russell
05 April 2017Water companies are the best performers in the FTSE Russell Environmental Opportunities Index Series, outperforming the FTSE All World by 22% over the last five years.