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TIAA-CREF and Nuveen launch ESG strategies for Europe and Asia
19 October 2015TIAA-CREF will offer three new environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies aimed at investors in Europe and Asia.
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Asia Green Capital appoints Standard Chartered for fundraising
19 October 2015Asia Green Capital Partners has appointed Standard Chartered as its financial advisor to help with a forthcoming fundraising.
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Allianz leads call for stock exchanges to step up sustainability efforts
16 October 2015Allianz Global Investors, along with 85 other firms, is urging stock exchanges around the world to become a "driving force" in making financial markets more sustainable.
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Hawaii to issue $35m green bond
16 October 2015The State of Hawaii is set to issue a $35 million green bond to acquire land for conservation.
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ABP to double sustainable investments by 2020
16 October 2015Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds (ABP), the third-largest pension fund in the world, has pledged to double its sustainable investments in an overhaul of its responsible investment strategy.
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SMBC becomes Japan's first corporate green bond issuer
16 October 2015Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has become Japan's first corporate green bond issuer with its inaugural $500 million offering.
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DBJ prices €300m sustainability bond
16 October 2015Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has issued a €300 million ($340 million) 'sustainability bond' that will help finance efficient buildings and loans to green companies.
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Impax sells wind farm portfolio to ERG Renew
15 October 2015Impax Asset Management is to sell a 206MW portfolio of French and German wind farms to ERG Renew.
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DC Water green bond raises $100m
15 October 2015District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) has raised $100 million in its second green bond, announced last month.
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Eiris downgrades VW
14 October 2015Volkswagen (VW) has been downgraded by environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating firm EIRIS, owing to its "egregious" emissions scandal, Environmental Finance has learned.
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