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Green bond round-up, January 10
10 January 2018Italian utility Enel has successfully issued its second green bond, raising €1.25 billion ($1.5 billion).
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Costliest natcat year ever for US
10 January 2018Led by hurricane damage, 2017 topped the bill of 2005
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Actuaries plan framework for how to contribute to SDGs
10 January 2018Actuaries are planning to devise a framework for how they can contribute to the achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Lloyds Bank provides £50m 'green loan' to UK science parks
10 January 2018Lloyds Bank will provide a £50 million ($67.5 million) 'green loan' to increase energy efficiency of buildings to UK science and technology park operator Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP).
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Foresight buys UK biomass plants with a view to international expansion
10 January 2018London-based investment manager Foresight has acquired a portfolio of nine UK bioenergy plants, taking the output capacity of its waste-to-energy portfolio to about 137MW of clean energy.
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Unison joins the fossil fuel divestment campaign
10 January 2018UK public services trade union Unison is campaigning for local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds to divest from fossil fuel companies.
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Environmental Finance Green Bond Awards open for entries
10 January 2018Green bonds saw another year of record growth and Environmental Finance is calling for entries for its annual Green Bond Awards to honour the market leaders.
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SUSI fund finances lighting projects in Spain
10 January 2018SUSI Energy Efficiency Fund (SEEF) has completed its third transaction in the Spanish market, financing energy-efficient lighting projects in Valencia and the Canaries.
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Impax assets surge to £8.2bn
09 January 2018UK-based Impax Asset Management has continued its run of stellar growth, after its assets under management (AUM) surged to £8.2 billion ($11 billion), a quarter-on-quarter increase of 13%.
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Greensphere IPO expected in coming months
08 January 2018Greensphere Capital Plc said its plans for an IPO are still "alive" after postponing the proposed London listing last month.
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