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Rathbone Greenbank funds hit £1bn
26 October 2017Rathbone Greenbank Investments has hit £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in funds under management, as it claims ethical investing has gone mainstream.
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Shell and BP shareholder capital at risk, says ShareAction
26 October 2017Shareholders need to escalate engagement action with the management and boards of oil companies BP and Shell over the low-carbon transition as they face significant financial risk, according to responsible investment non-profit organisation ShareAction.
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Green bonds round-up, 25 October 2017
25 October 2017The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued its third $1 billion green bond for investment in emerging markets, taking its total issuance to more than $7 billion.
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BMO's Responsible EM fund carbon intensity 85.5% below benchmark
25 October 2017BMO Global Asset Management said the carbon intensity of its Responsible Emerging Markets Strategy is 85.5% less than that of its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
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Most companies are not currently transitioning to low-carbon, says CDP
24 October 2017Large companies do not currently have the targets necessary to transition to a low-carbon economy, though the number that do is increasing and the majority plan to, according to CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project.
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EEX and CBEEX sign MoU on carbon market partnership
23 October 2017The China Beijing Environmental Exchange (CBEEX) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Energy Exchange (EEX) to form a partnership for the development of the Chinese carbon market.
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Equator Principles' banks face calls for drastic revisions
23 October 2017Bank signatories of the Equator Principles are under pressure from campaigners to agree to a major revision of the standards, as their annual meeting convenes in Sao Paulo.
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TCFD not incompatible with ERISA, says Baker McKenzie
23 October 2017The recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) are not incompatible with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), says Baker McKenzie.
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CIP completes £250m refinancing of two biomass plants
20 October 2017Energy and infrastructure fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has refinanced its investment in two UK biomass plants, securing £250 million ($330 million) in senior debt.
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People Moves: MSCI, WBCSD
20 October 2017MSCI has recruited Panos Seretis as executive director and head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) Research for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).