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Voting begins in annual poll of voluntary carbon market
06 July 2017Nominations for Environmental Finance's 8th Annual Voluntary Carbon Markets Rankings have now opened.
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Swiss Re adopts ESG benchmarks for entire asset portfolio
06 July 2017Swiss Re has announced plans to make environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations an integral part of its investment process across its entire $130 billion asset book.
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APG invests €327m in Swedish wind energy project
06 July 2017Asset manager APG has invested €327 million ($372 million) in a Swedish wind power project on behalf of Dutch civil service pension fund ABP.
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KGAL's fourth renewables fund draws €255m investment
05 July 2017German asset manager KGAL's fourth Enhanced Sustainable Power Fund (ESPF 4) has attracted €255 million ($288 million) of investment at its first close.
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Second BlackRock clean energy fund exceeds $1bn fundraising target
05 July 2017Asset management giant BlackRock has raised $1.6 billion for its second Global Renewable Power Fund (GRP II), smashing its billion-dollar target.
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Pattern Energy makes $7 billion renewables commitment
04 July 2017US yieldco Pattern Energy (PEGI) plans to invest $7 billion to expand its portfolio of renewables projects as part of its five-year business plan.
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World Bank turns to bond market to combat infectious diseases
04 July 2017The World Bank has raised $425 million from the capital markets to provide prompt assistance to low-income countries that face the risk of pandemics.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 04 July 2017
04 July 2017Warm weather in Europe, combined with stronger power prices and clean-dark spreads, should help combat the impact of high EUA auction volumes this week, says Louis Redshaw.
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Wheb targets increased wind and solar energy investment
04 July 2017Specialist investment firm Wheb aims to grow its flagship Sustainability Fund's holdings in wind energy and solar, it says.
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Spain's ICO issues third social bond
04 July 2017Instituto de Credito Oficial (ICO), a state-owned Spanish bank, has issued what it claims is the first benchmark-size social bond since the launch of the Social Bond Principles.
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