New Climate Bonds & friends project for European Commission’s Climate Directorate, looking at “Europe’s role in shifting private finance to climate investments”, kicked off today in Brussels

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

New Climate Bonds & friends project for European Commission’s Climate Directorate, looking at “Europe’s role in shifting private finance to climate investments”, kicked off today in Brussels The European Commission’s Directorate-General of Climate Action has commissioned a project to look at what Europe’s role should be in “shifting private finance towards climate-friendly Investments” …

SRI: Conference Spotlight: ESG Investing Track

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Conference Spotlight: ESG Investing Track Join us at these breakout sessions highlighting ESG investing! The Alphabet Soup in ESG Investing CDP, GRI, SASB, ESG, what does it all mean when you are looking at evaluating a company? CDP gathers environmental data. GRI produces a reporting framework. SASB’s standards inform on …

Responsible Investor: There is such thing as a free lunch …. and free ideas … presented by free-thinking speakers … FOR FREE!

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

There is such thing as a free lunch …. and free ideas … presented by free-thinking speakers … FOR FREE! At the ESG Finance Lab, June 29-30 during ESG Finance Week at St Andrews University, Scotland. ESG Finance Lab is a weekend of blue-skies thinking, discussion and networking among respected ESG professionalsdownload PDF. Hear the following speakers talk on their chosen subjects: …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: Ocean Thermal Energy reveals plans for £8m IPO on London’s AIM

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 14 June 2013 Read about the latest firms launching specialist renewable energy investment arms with aNew Energy World Network subscription Deal News Gimv and SRIW invest in green energy supplier Lampiris Cypress Capital leads $2.7m round for Texas solar group Circular Energy Tata, Exxaro JV secures $700m for …

IORP II impact studies, people roundup, APG DC platform, Polish reform, Rabobank, Thornburg

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      Dear Dr Hazel Henderson                 Today’s top stories             European Commission asks ECB, Joint Research Centre to conduct IORP II impact studies   EUROPE – Brussels seeks to gauge potential impact on markets, occupational pension funds. …

EIOPA, ABP, PFZW, ATP, Crédit Agricole, Ahold, Euroclear, IPE-Quest

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                      Today’s top stories             EIOPA asks for more independence, ‘enhanced’ mandate   EUROPE – Chairman suggests partial financing of independent budget by levying fees on industry.   Read more…           …