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Renewables
Renewable energy covered bonds proposed to tap €2.5trn market
Potential new channel for private sector low-carbon investment
Responsible Funds, May 4: New Sparinvest ethical emerging markets fund
The round-up of responsible funds news
RI ESG Briefing, May 2: Christian Brothers on Parliament’s Murdoch verdict
The round-up of environmental, social and governance news
RI ESG Briefing, April 26: UK eyes renewable energy trading
The round-up of environmental, social and governance news
New German corporate sustainability code gaining momentum
Energy giant RWE says it is considering signing up
Responsible Funds, April 5: SAM celebrates five years of Healthy Living and Climate funds
The round-up of responsible funds news
UK government seeks fund managers for non-domestic energy efficiency infrastructure
Focus is likely to be debt funding, says green investments team
RI ESG Briefing: UK pension fund tenders proxy voting
The daily round-up of environmental, social and governance news
Responsible Funds, March 16: €6bn UK local authority fund eyes food waste investment
RIs’ regular round-up of responsible funds news
Environment, February 28: New carbon indices launched for Australia, Europe and Japan
RI’s regular review of environmental investing news
Dutch pension giant backs massive $1bn Mexican wind farm project
Investor says project is in line with ESG criteria
Investors to write to ECB chief Mario Draghi on carbon risk of indexed assets
European Systemic Risk Board urged to carry out an assessment on regulatory bind.
Environment, Feb. 7: Generation IM discloses stake in smart grid firm
RI’s regular review of environmental investing news
Environment, January 31: Institutional investors’ climate change group reacts to EU working paper
RI’s regular round-up of environmental investing developments
Environment: Jan 24: Allianz’s Faber: Just 1% of institutional assets is 5x green climate fund
RI’s regular round-up of environmental investing developments
Clean Investor, January 17: CDP chief named to Clean Development Mechanism panel
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
Conference report: US Pension funds report to INCR/UN summit on progress in climate investments
In the face of political foot-dragging, long-term investors say they are getting down to green business.
Mercer says global institutional investors starting to address climate risk
Consultant’s follow-up to groundbreaking 2011 climate change research
Clean Investor, January 10: French state investor signs Tunisia carbon credits deal
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
RI Briefing, December 21: Microfinance transparency project winds down
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
Stake institutional investors mull Climate Change Capital sale ‘deal’ reports
New-York listed Bunge reported to be close to CCC buy-out
Responsible Funds, Dec. 16: the round-up of ESG funds news
RI’s regular look at responsible funds news
Clean Investor, December 13: Carbon Disclosure Project seeks partnership with exchanges, regulators
The regular round-up of clean investing news
UK government sets up £200m interim Green Investments team, seeks fund managers
Green Investment Bank gets a step closer
Clean Investor, December 6: Deutsche Bank on Durban climate talks
The regular Tuesday round-up of clean investing news
Clean Investor, November 29: NYSE and Bloomberg team up on clean energy indices
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
UK government calls on pension and sovereign wealth funds to invest in offshore wind
Ministers make the case to potential investors
Responsible Funds, November 25: the round-up of ESG funds news
RI fund launches, closes and asset data.
Equity market slump continues to pound mainstream and SRI fund sales
SRI funds down by €938.2m for the month.
Clean Investor, November 22: Dutch institutions buy into onshore windfarm portfolio
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
Danish pension fund doubles African sustainability assets to €80m in a year with new commitment
PensionDanmark makes sustainable agriculture investment.
Clean Investor, November 15: Quebec pension fund backs major wind project
RI’s regular look at environmental investing developments.
Responsible Funds, November 11: the round-up of ESG funds news
RI fund launches, closes and asset data.
Clean Investor, November 8: Clean tech investments by NBIM, Generation IM
The round-up of clean investing news
It’s vital institutional investors are included for financing a low carbon future
Reform which stimulates investment in climate change could be key to long-term sustainable growth
European SRI and green fund sales slump as market crisis drags on
Green funds down for third month in a row.
Clean Investor, October 25: PGGM, Triodos in offshore wind tranmission sale
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
Asset owners testing climate change theme through PE fund-of-funds route
First closes indicate growing appetite from investors.
SSGA says Europe’s green bond market could reach $1.4trn by 2020 as it launches strategy
Global CIO Rick Lacaille unveils new bond product at UNEPFI conference.
$20trn investor group calls for financial incentives to invest in low carbon assets, ahead of Durban
Long-term policy and clear carbon reduction targets outlined in statement.
Clean Investor, October 18: Munich Re named world greenest major company in Newsweek rankings
RI’s regular Tuesday round-up of clean investing news
Clean Investor, September 20: New Japan carbon efficient index launched
RI’s regular round-up of clean investing news
Clean Investor, September 13: Danish pension funds back Africa green energy fund
RI’s regular Tuesday round-up of clean investment news
Clean Investor, September 6: Bank close to $300m green bond issuance
RI’s regular Tuesday round-up of clean investing news
OECD calls for ‘loud, long and legal’ govt policies to boost pension fund green investing
Current allocations less than 1% according to international body.
Sweden’s AP1 to raise allocation to ‘real assets’ to combat climate change
Leading institutional investor absorbs Mercer report
UK names advisory board to £3bn Green Investment Bank, includes UKSIF chief
Bank plans to start lending early next year.
Clean Investor, August 30: UN Secretary General calls for clean energy revolution
RI’s regular Tuesday look at clean investment developments
California power company issues second wind bond, green bond investor standard expected within days
Certificate will allow investors to check whether green bonds meet C02 reduction levels.
Clean Investor, August 16: Church investor group welcomes Niger Delta oil spills report
RI’s regular Tuesday round-up of clean investing developments
Clean Investor, August 9: Trillium, Calvert muster shareholders for climate motion at US food group
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, August 2: Pension fund-backed infra venture buys German solar plants
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, July 26: Co-operative AM buys into Indian energy firm… to engage on environment
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
The ‘surprise package’ within Australia’s Clean Energy Future bill
The new climate change legislation is much more than just a carbon pricing scheme.
Clean Investor, July 12: Macquarie’s forest offset project gets backing
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, July 5: SWIP eyes renewable energy, energy efficiency, water & food
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor conference: Minister sees ‘big appetite’ for Green Bank from institutional investors
Greg Barker, UK Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, tells conference he is “hopeful” for 2012 start despite legislative hurdles.
US development finance body OPIC puts half a billion into renewables
Major climate change initiative from US government body
Clean Investor, June 28: Corporate Renewable Energy Index launched
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, June 14: First close for new Unigestion-Ethos environmental fund
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
World Bank green bonds to be offered to Merrill Lynch clients
Bonds to aid low carbon will be marketed over Merrill’s Global Wealth Management platform
Legal & General, Osmosis launch passive environmental fund
Launch follows innovative carbon tracker fund for BT Pension Scheme
First green bonds standard weeks away, Californian State Treasurer joins board
Certification will verify CO2 reduction of climate bonds.
Clean Investor, June 7: Natixis unveils emerging markets climate change fund
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, May 31: UK government commits to Zouk, HG Capital cleantech funds
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Swiss sustainable investment vehicle SPG to transfer assets to Globalance
Assets to be transferred from SAM to Reto Ringger’s new venture
New Green Investment Bank to prioritise offshore wind, waste, energy efficiency
Investments to start from April 2012
Giant UK pension scheme backs new Legal & General carbon fund
New fund has input from FTSE and Trucost
Clean Investor, May 10: Mongolian wind farm is 3,000th Clean Development Mechanism project
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, May 3: UN green climate fund - climate bonds - EIB investments
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, April 26: Business leaders back UK green bonds
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, April 19: Icelandic pension funds in geothermal deal
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Norwegian govt fund giant adds €630m to one of world’s largest green allocations
GPFG says no change on climate risk approach following research, however.
Clean Investor, April 12: CalPERS targets renewable power generation
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Catalyzing the global green bond market
Investing in green bonds can push the kind of environmental and financial logic underpinning the retrofit of the Empire State Building.
Clean Investor, April 5: Fresh water shortage “becoming a business growth risk” - DEG
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, March 29: Impax sets up US subsidiary
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Danish pension funds in €800m offshore wind farm deal
PensionDanmark and PKA in 15-year contract with DONG Energy
Norwegian Global Fund’s environmental assets exceed €3bn
Giant investor now has nine environmental mandates
Clean Investor, March 15: Hermes EOS takes 7% of electric fuel cell firm
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, Tuesday March 8: China outlines clean energy ambitions
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, March 1: ASrIA proposes Asia Investor Group on Climate Change
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Comment: Mercer’s climate report: groundbreaking, but will pension funds step up?
Major portfolio surgery required to switch allocations to climate sensitive assets.
Clean Investor, February 22: Co-op sets €1.2bn renewable energy investment target
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Breakfast with Barroso: what the giant P8 pension funds talked about in Brussels
Investors also met with the US Ambassador to Belgium.
Mercer advocates massive institutional shift to climate sensitive assets
Results of major report in collaboration with leading investors
Clean Investor, February 15: Railpen quizzes managers on climate change
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Huge investor group met with EC chief Barroso in low carbon push ahead of Prince Charles speech
Institutional and corporate delegation presented to EU in advance of speech criticising climate change deniers.
Clean Investor, February 8: Alberta fund giant makes massive forestry move
RI’s regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, January 25: LAPFF issues climate change guide for trustees
RI’s new regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
Clean Investor, January 18: NBIM raises stake in wind power firm
RI’s new regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
WWF funds arm partners with Cheuvreux to launch Green Tech index: Amundi licenses ETF
Plans for US and Asian version of green tech sales benchmark.
Clean Investor, January 11: ATP-linked venture firm in cleantech investment
RI’s new regular Tuesday review of clean investing news
ATP’s influential investment chief Graven Larsen leaves fund
Deputy CIO Henrik Gade Jepsen takes over.
Positive signs from Cancun despite US institutional investor absence
Emerging markets showing the way on low carbon investment.
EBRD and Deutsche Bank team up to issue green bonds
€18m issue aimed at Japanese investors
Cancún special: institutional investors bullish as they arrive at COP16 for climate financing talks
RI talks with Ole Beier Sørensen, chairman of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change.
ATP targets first direct renewables investment for €1bn emerging markets climate commitment
Danish fund says position will be taken in first quarter of 2011 after delay in putting capital to work.
UK govt seeking “new types of investor” for green infrastructure
More on Green Investment Bank proposals
Norway’s Central Bank rejects giant Govt. pension fund’s €2.5bn environment investment plans
Norges Bank says green investments should not be separate from overall strategy.
RI interview: Pavan Sukhdev: Making the numbers case for the low carbon economy ahead of Cancún
The former banker and co-ordinator of the UN ‘Green Jobs Report’ says it is time for proper analysis.
Sweden’s AP3 forced to cut stake in wind power firm Arise
Buffer fund passed shareholding limits.
Sell off in green themed funds continues
ESG screened funds also down as lack of equity market confidence bites.
APG details 19 exclusions; plans ESG by asset class
Dutch giant releases Responsible Investing Report
Hewitt steps up sustainable investment services for pension clients
Initial focus is on water, agriculture and renewable energy managers
UK green bonds proposal targets pension funds
Government commission sees major role for institutional investors in climate change financing
C.A. Cheuvreux wins best sustainability research gong at 2010 Thomson Reuters Extel awards
Soc Gen in second and UBS team takes third spot.
RI Briefing, June 9: Nordea, HESTA, NAPF, Network for Sustainable Financial Markets
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news
Swiss investor seeks manager for $30m alternative energy portfolio
Mandate tendered on-line
Towers Watson urges “beliefs-led” approach for cleantech
Change of tack to get funds allocating to new sector
Australia eyes private investors for €461m renewables fund
Fund to get cash saved from shelved emissions trading scheme
Shareholder abstention on oil sands resolution fires BP warning shot
More than 15% of share register fails to back BP management.
Danish pensions giant LD tenders €70m green mandate in huge €6bn tender
PRI signatory says ESG factors will play a role in mandate hires.
UK shareholders to be forced to reveal votes if Labour wins May 6 UK general election
Main rival UK political parties unveil pre-election manifestos.
RI round up: Apr 09
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news.
UK government ‘seeks £1bn’ from pension funds for new green fund
Private sector backing sought for low-carbon projects.
British Telecom pension scheme puts £75m into new UK green tech fund
Investment in Hermes-run portion of government innovation fund.
Climate investments perform in volatile market: Deutsche report
Simulated portfolio shows performance factor in climate investments.
The real Copenhagen outcome hangs on this month’s voluntary country emissions targets
Economy wide targets must be submitted to UN by Jan 31.
Singapore’s huge SWF, Temasek, backs US solar tech firm
Fund joins pension investors by buying into Innovalight fundraising.
Copenhagen climate summit frames investment choices
Survey of 64 developing-country financial institutions (FIs)
Green New Deals for new green investment
What could the various green global economic stimuli mean for institutional investors?
ATP chief outlines appetite for future climate change investments
Giant Danish fund expects to commit more after initial clean tech/renewables and sustainable forestry investments.
Rachel Kyte, IFC: P8, Who cares wins and green investing in developing countries
IFC leads call for investor action to spur on Copenhagen agreement this year.
From Poznan to Copenhagen: policy makers look to investors on climate change policy
Chance now for investors to feed into the negotiating process.
Crisis to opportunity: policy suggestions for the inauguration of the Obama administration
Stronger governance, investor rights and a green-based economic revival.
Impax: the UK fund manager blazing a green trail
Annual AUM growth of 25% in the last five years as environmental specialism pays off.
Prince Charles to propose ‘pension plan for the planet’
Plan follows discussions with institutional investors.
Climate change investing for pension funds – commercial decision or altruism?
By acting on climate change, schemes can help to protect returns from existing and future investments.
World Bank aims to structure joint climate change products with pension funds
Bank examines asset allocation with pension funds to find appropriate products.
France’s FRR: blue skies thinking on engagement and ESG manager selection
Reserve fund breaks the mould with planned corporate engagements and forthcoming ESG advisory hire.
Ceres: the US investor coalition advising the UN, lobbying the SEC and investing $10bn in renewables
Ceres President, Mindy Lubber, explains how US policy is coming around to its way of thinking on the environment.
US Senate committee proposes commodities bar to pension funds over $500m
Endowments and sovereign wealth funds also targeted in bid to combat ‘skyrocketing’ energy and food prices.