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FTSE to overhaul ESG research and launch new indexes
10 April 2014Index provider FTSE Group is to overhaul its environmental, social and governance research, and expand its range of sustainability-themed indexes.
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Nine out of 10 banks fail ESG stress tests
10 April 2014The vast majority of international banks failed to meet social and environmental 'stress tests', an analysis firm has revealed.
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GRI welcomes call for increased environmental disclosure in Australia
09 April 2014The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has welcomed the Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) call for companies to improve their disclosure of environmental and social risks.
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Infrastructure funds should address stranded assets fears, pension fund argues
09 April 2014There is a lack of diversified infrastructure funds that take into account carbon risk, the chief investment officer of the UK Environment Agency's pension fund has claimed.
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Spanish utility Iberdrola taps green bond market
09 April 2014Utility Iberdrola has issued a €750 million ($1 billion) green bond – the first from a Spanish corporate.
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UK's Green Investment Bank signs up to PRI
09 April 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has adopted the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), which commits it to incorporating environmental, social and governance issues into its investment analysis.
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Terra Firma's EverPower buys 240MW wind farm
09 April 2014Suzlon Energy has sold its 240MW Big Sky wind farm in Illinois to EverPower Wind Holdings, a Pittsburgh-based company owned by UK private equity group Terra Firma, for an undisclosed sum.
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Engage on stranded assets, don't divest, pension fund advised
08 April 2014The £2.3 billion ($3.8 billion) pension fund of the UK's Environment Agency has been advised to engage with fossil fuel companies about the risk of stranded assets, rather than divest its holdings.
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Adenium Energy makes first solar investment in Jordan
08 April 2014Investment company Adenium Energy has provided equity finance for $26 million of solar projects in Jordan.
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Loan fund created to spur carbon finance for clean cookstoves
08 April 2014A not-for-profit loan fund has been set up to help clean cookstove projects negotiate the carbon crediting process.
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