Johanna Köb, head of responsible investment at Zurich, talks to Cintia Cheong on the importance of adequate pricing of greenhouse gases and how investors can make a profit while doing good for society and environment
Environmental Finance’s Green Bond Awards have grown for the second consecutive year, as the number of categories expands in line with a rapidly expanding market.
Environmental Finance is delighted to bring you Green Bonds: Review of 2017 powered by our leading green bond database www.greenbonddata.org.
The future of finance is green, says ICMA president René Karsenti.
Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps. The second part of this two-part feature explores physical risks and liability risks
Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps
At least $28 billion of new green bonds were issued in the first three months of 2018, according to preliminary data from the Environmental Finance Green Bonds Database.
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US-based investment firm KKR has agreed to sell its 75% stake in UK water utility South Staffordshire for an undisclosed amount to Arjun Infrastructure Partners (AIP).
The government of Lithuania has announced plans to issue a sovereign…
Companies can create greater value through a water strategy that goes beyond water stewardship, says Will Sarni
Riding the ‘third wave’ of water equity investing has helped KBI’s Institutional Water Fund outperform, says Michael Hurley
A firm commitment from the shipping industry to cut emissions – the first from the sector – has been welcomed by industry observers but some believe it could have gone even further.
The shipping industry has placed carbon emissions reduction at…
The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has teamed up with the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) to increase the availability of carbon performance data to its signatories
An Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance has been set up by the…
Numerous developments are helping to drive improvements in corporate reporting of non-financial issues and to raise investor expectations, says Adams Koshy.
African countries have the potential to achieve their sustainability objectives through innovative funding of climate-change projects, including green bonds, say Mindy Hauman and Tallat Hussain
Discuss the big issues and the strategies that can be deployed to grow the green bond market exponentially over the next decade
ERM is experiencing a rapid uptake in client demand for our services in climate-related financial risk assessment. As such, we are seeking to fill a variety of new positions in our climate risk team.
More than 200 people attended California’s inaugural green bond symposium.
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UK asset manager M&G Investments has launched a fund focusing on private and illiquid debt that will deliver a positive social or environmental impact.
London ‘super sewer’ developer Tideway has issued its third green…
Luxembourg pension reserve fund Fonds de Compensation (FDC) has…
The Republic of France has grown the size of its sovereign green…
ACS Servicios Comunicaciones y Energia (ACS SCE), a Spanish engineering…
Green bond round-up, 4 April 2018
Personality of the year - Aldo Romani
The first ever parametric insurance policy for a coral reef has been developed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Mexican state government of Quintana Roo and Swiss Re.
EU insurers warn of overreliance on government post-disaster…
Millions of pension savers in the UK are at risk of significant…
Changes in credit ratings of solar energy projects have mostly been positive in recent years, thanks to “benign operational risks and lower-than-expected costs,” said S&P Global Ratings in a research note.
A record 98GW was added to the world’s solar capacity in 2017…
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has grown its third…