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FRR awards €5 billion ESG mandates
24 January 2017French pension fund Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) has selected three asset managers to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its €5 billion ($5.4 bllion) socially responsible equity strategy.
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Californian insurers' $521bn in fossil fuel assets revealed
24 January 2017Insurers operating in California have $521bn invested in fossil fuel-related securities, according to the state's insurance commissioner Dave Jones.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 23 January 2017
23 January 2017Carbon fundamentals eventually took over last week as a lower auction volume and the continued cold weather helped carbon prices push higher, despite having fallen at the beginning of the week.
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Private equity firm secures €100m loan to refinance solar portfolio
23 January 2017A Private equity firm has signed a "roughly" €100 million ($107 million) loan deal to refinance a 20MW Spanish solar portfolio.
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Green Bond Round Up - 23 January 2017
23 January 2017The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a SEK3 billion ($337 million) green bond, its first of 2017.
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Investment principles to be launched to help meet Sustainable Development Goals
23 January 2017An initiative will be launched next week to help align business and investment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UK government denies reports of IPO for green bank
23 January 2017A report that the UK government is considering floating the Green Investment Bank on the London Stock Exchange, instead of a private sale to Macquarie, has been denied.
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ERAFP selects climate change consultants following Article 173
23 January 2017The French public services additional pension scheme (ERAFP) has awarded mandates to consultancy firms to advise on its portfolio's climate risk to help it respond to article 173, which compels asset owners in France to report on these risks.
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SolarCity to raise $145m through fifth ABS issuance
23 January 2017SolarCity is to raise $145 million through the issuance of its fifth solar asset backed securitisation (ABS).
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People Moves: SIF, PiP, Speedwell, Dentons, BMO, RCG, Natural power
20 January 2017Cornerstone Capital Group's Craig Metrick has been elected as chair of the board of directors of US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment.
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