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BlackRock and Aviva Investors to speak at Green Equities 2017 conference
25 August 2017Big hitters including Aviva Investors' Steve Waygood and John McKinley, director of the impact investing arm of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, have added their names to the stellar line-up of speakers at Environmental Finance's inaugural Green Equities 2017 conference.
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NIB prices its biggest ever SEK green bond
23 August 2017The Nordic Investment Bank has issued its largest green bond yet in Swedish krona, raising SEK2 billion ($250 million).
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TCFD recommendations will boost voluntary carbon market, Baker McKenzie says
23 August 2017The market for voluntary carbon offsets is likely to receive a boost with the implementation of the FSB's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations, according to multinational law firm Baker McKenzie.
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Energy company challenged on TCFD disclosures
23 August 2017Origin Energy, the largest supplier of gas and electricity in Australia, is facing a demand from shareholders that it implements the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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Allianz and MUFG complete $340m US wind investment
22 August 2017Allianz has signed a tax equity agreement worth about $340 million alongside Japanese financial services conglomerate MUFG for the Red Dirt wind project in Oklahoma.
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NN IP endorses dedicated green bond allocation for investors
22 August 2017Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners has called on investors to dedicate a separate part of their portfolios to exclusively buy green bonds.
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Biomass plant in £150m refinancing
21 August 2017A UK biomass plant has completed a £150 million ($200 million) refinancing with a large, unnamed European institutional investor.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 21 August 2017
21 August 2017A mixed week for carbon as it spent time in both negative and positive territory before, as expected, ultimately ending the week flat at €5.40.
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Biomass firm buys 72MW of Green Investment Bank facilities
21 August 2017A 72MW portfolio of biomass and waste-to-energy facilities has been acquired from the Green Investment Bank (GIB) by renewables investment firm Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG) for an undisclosed sum.
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CalPERS warns Elliott about short-termism on NRG
21 August 2017US pensions giant CalPERS has warned NRG Energy against short-termism as the independent power producer works with activist shareholder Elliott Advisors to implement its new transformation strategy.
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