Divestment from polluting fossil fuel companies is starting to become the order of the day. Examples include the largest pension fund in Washington D.C. which recently announced their divestment of 6.4 billion dollars from 200 of the world’s most polluting […]
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Aviva has launched ‘Money Talks – A sustainable finance policy toolkit’. It sets out our ideas to policymakers and practitioners for how to best create the change needed in the EU to catalyse and scale a sustainable financial sector. The […]
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In het onlangs gepubliceerde rapport van Clean Energy Pipeline over investeringen in duurzame energie in Europa komen Triodos Bank en Triodos Investment Management naar voren als de meest actieve leninggevers in deze sector, gebaseerd op aantallen deals. Vergeleken met grote […]
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Vanaf dinsdag 27 september 2016 is de subsidieregeling Stimulering Duurzame Energieproductie (SDE+) najaar 2016 open. Bedrijven en (non-profit) instellingen ontvangen met de SDE+ subsidie voor de duurzame energie die zij (gaan) opwekken. De SDE+ najaarsronde 2016 loopt van 27 september […]
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On 12 and 13 September 2016, members of the international research community descended on the Newcastle University London campus to share their research on one of the hottest topics in public sector delivery in recent years: social impact bonds. One thing […]
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YES BANK, India’s fifth largest Private Sector Bank, announced that it will raise INR 330 crore (approximately USD 50 million equivalent) through an issue of a 7-year Green Infrastructure Bonds to FMO, on a private placement basis. FMO will be […]
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At the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly recently, the subject of “impact investing” was discussed at a confab hosted by New America and Concordia. (It was livestreamed here.) The U.S. State Department and Bretton Woods II introduced the Trillion […]
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On 25 September 2015, The United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals were created as a global call to action for positive change. Near the anniversary of the establishment of the SDGs, Triodos Investment Management looks at how […]
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De leden van het Sustainable Finance Lab (SFL) hebben Peter Blom (CEO Triodos Bank) en Arnoud Boot (UvA, WRR) benoemd als hun nieuwe voorzitters. Blom en Boot volgen Herman Wijffels op, die 5 jaar voorzitter was van het samenwerkingsverband van […]
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The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) becomes the first stock exchange globally to introduce a platform for green financial instruments. Branded Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), it goes live today. Access is limited to issuers who comply with stringent eligibility criteria. The […]
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Steeds meer wijst erop dat de integratie van ESG-factoren (overwegingen op het gebied van milieu, samenleving en goed ondernemingsbestuur) in de beleggingsanalyse en portefeuilleopbouw inzake opkomende landen op de lange termijn tot betere prestaties kan leiden. Ook komen er minder […]
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Facing an increased need to invest in measures that limit the impact of climate change, sub-sovereigns could become significant issuers of green bonds, says Moody’s Public Sector Europe in a report. Moody’s report, entitled “Sub-sovereign green bond issuance has growth […]
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