Green bond market needs a new “transition” bond to allow carbon intensive companies to finance their gradual shift away from fossil fuels, AXA Investment Managers has said. While green bonds have become established options for fixed income investors, AXA IM […]
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ABN AMRO energietransitiefonds (ETF) investeert in het Noorse NorSun, een bedrijf dat onderdelen (monocrystalline wafers) voor hoog-efficiënte zonnecellen ontwikkelt en produceert. Zonnecellen worden met name in zonnepanelen gebruikt. NorSun was op zoek naar extra kapitaal om de productiecapaciteit te verdubbelen, […]
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The market for impact bonds is increasingly diverse but many of the instruments coming to market fall short of the minimum standards for sustainability set by Insight Investment, a leading global asset and risk manager. So far in 2019, Insight […]
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Sustainalytics, a global leader in ESG research, ratings and analytics, today announced the release of its Global Standards Screening product and its Global Standards Engagement service. This marks the first harmonization of best in class products and services resulting from Sustainalytics’ January 2019 acquisition […]
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ING has set up a green finance framework for ITOCHU Europe PLC, providing the first-ever green loan to a Japanese trading company. ITOCHU Europe is a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation, one of Japan’s largest trading companies in terms of asset […]
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A new independent institute that will make it easier for people to invest their money to benefit communities and society is launching today. The Impact Investing Institute will look for more effective ways to combine financial returns with a social […]
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Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe (BEV-E), a new €100 million investment fund was established by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy Ventures (Bill Gates) during the Fourth Mission Innovation Ministerial meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The fund […]
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Generous Minds en Impact Hub Amsterdam lanceren vandaag het Integrated Capital Network (ICN). Dat is een groeiende groep impact financiers die maandelijks bijeenkomen in een ‘Integrated Capital Lab’ (ICL). Centraal staan sociale ondernemers die financiering en kennis nodig hebben om […]
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ING Real Estate Finance, de vastgoedfinancieringstak van ING, ontwikkelt samen met de tien grootste taxatiekantoren van Nederland een nieuw model om de duurzaamheid van kantoren te taxeren. De ambitie is dat dit zogenoemde Duurzaamheidstaxatiemodel de standaard wordt die alle partijen […]
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Parties within the Dutch Banking Sector Agreement publish a paper on enabling remediation. The paper explores the role and responsibility of banks with regard to remedy, when connected to human rights impacts through client relationships. It summarizes the most important […]
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The consortium of Dutch development bank FMO, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-NL) and Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has won the tender by the The Dutch government to manage the €160 million Dutch Fund for […]
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Rabobank heeft gisteren, Wereld Biodiversiteitsdag, de eerste lening toegekend aan Drentse boeren die de biodiversiteit in Nederland helpen herstellen. Deze lening is bedoeld voor melkveehouders die verbeteringen laten zien op grondgebondenheid, vermindering van uitstoot broeikasgassen, ammoniakemissie, stikstofbodemoverschot en aandeel in […]
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