After a year of stellar growth, what are the prospects of Japan's green bond market, asks Elena K. Johansson
Japan's GPIF has embraced ESG integration. Elena K. Johansson looks at the evolution of its strategy
The Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 feature several repeat winners alongside many new names, as 13 extra categories were added this year in response to the rapid growth of social and sustainability bonds.
The CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association explains how hedge funds are starting to get to grips with the topic of sustainable finance
Click here to download free, Environmental Finance’s Sustainable Bond Insight. This features info graphics and data of the main trends of 2018 in the green, social and sustainable bond markets together with forward looking commentary from leading market commentators.
What is the outcome of AP4's series of scenario analyses so far, asks Elena K. Johansson.
After pausing for breath in 2018, the market for green, social and sustainability bonds surged again in the first quarter of this year.
Three major Japanese insurers – Tokio Marine Group, MS&AD Insurance Group, and Nippon Life Insurance – are beginning to integrate climate risks and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their strategies, each with its own focus area. Elena K. Johansson reports.
There is a baffling array of sustainability-focused reporting frameworks and standards. Would it be beneficial to bring them into alignment, asks Elena Johansson.
Bancolombia, which is Colombia's largest commercial bank, decided to focus its efforts on green buildings above other areas that it also finances, such as clean production and agribusiness.
Latin American green bond issuance has been hesitant in 2018. The green agenda is very much intact, however, and market participants expect a pick-up when market conditions improve, explains Keith Mullin.
One of the most significant growth opportunities in the capital markets today is in green bonds in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the IFC.
Environmental Finance is delighted to announce that our 9th annual Fixed Income & ESG featuring the Green Bonds Europe conference will take place on 17 June in London. More info will be available soon.
Environmental Finance is please to announce that the second annual Green Bonds Asia conference will take place on 4th July at the Hong Kong Exchange.
The EF Bond Database is the most comprehensive source of information on the labelled green, social and sustainability bond markets. The database is updated daily, is fully searchable and allows the export of Excel ready tables.
Banks are in "the early days" of understanding and addressing the climate risks in their portfolios, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard.
It is important that the recommendations of the Task Force on…
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD),…
The Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) initiative is…
Japanese insurer Dai-Ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY1billion ($90 million) in an energy venture fund as part of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment programme.
German asset managers MEAG and Luxcara have structured a debt…
Private equity firm Ardian has agreed to invest €300 million…
