The UN has released the Sustainable Development Goals, asking the private sector to contribute as well. Asset managers such as Robeco cannot only make an important contribution, they can also benefit from the investment opportunities that arise. In the autumn […]
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Announcing the launch yesterday of a new platform for scaling up innovative finance solutions to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the initiative can help in identifying and piloting […]
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GRESB, an investor-driven organization that is transforming the way we assess the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of real assets globally, today released the data of the inaugural 2016 GRESB Infrastructure Assessment. The data covers 185 infrastructure funds and […]
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Nieuwe, innovatieve financiële technologie (fintech) kan de oplossing zijn voor verbeterde kredietverstrekking aan MKB-bedrijven in ontwikkelingslanden. Het opzetten van een uitgebreid kantorennetwerk, de traditionele vorm van bankieren, is in ontwikkelingslanden anno 2016 te kostbaar. Het is daarom onwaarschijnlijk dat zo’n […]
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Valdis Dombrovskis, de Europese commissaris voor financiële diensten, sprak op het Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC Hij wil de financiële sector aanmoedigen om te de overgang van de Europese Unie naar een koolstofarme economie te faciliteren. “We […]
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The world’s challenges are clear. As Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon referred to already one year ago, governments and businesses have never before had such a concrete “to-do list for people and planet.” For little over a year now, we have 17 […]
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Global assets under management (AUM) linked to firms that have become signatories to the PRI rose 195% to $62 trillion in April 2016 from $21 trillion in 2010. Investor expectations and regulations are driving demand for sustainable investing, says Moody’s […]
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Vijf oktober was de tweede dag van de Energiebeurs in de Brabanthallen te Den Bosch. Door de organisatoren was een interessant seminar georganiseerd met als titel: ‘De Financiering van energietransitie’. Het energie-akkoord staat bij veel bedrijven, instellingen en overheden hoog […]
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FMO has closed two debt facilities for a total of USD 8 million to the 10-year debt fund Social Investments Fund 6.0 (SIF 6.0) The target fund size is USD 75 million and the Fund’s purpose is to provide senior […]
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Trillions of dollars in annual funding are needed to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recently adopted by the 193 members of the United Nations. Catalysing significant private investment through the strategic use of public and philanthropic capital to […]
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Rabobank heeft met succes de eerste Rabobank Groene Obligatie bij institutionele beleggers geplaatst ter waarde van EUR 500 miljoen. De bank investeert dit geld in duurzame energieprojecten, zoals windparken. De looptijd van de Rabobank Groene Obligatie is 5 jaar. Rabobank […]
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GRESB, the leading global provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data for real assets, today released the 2016 update to the GRESB Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector. These Guidelines build on the Green Bond Principles with […]
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