Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Asia conference saw the agreement of a deal that could help drive growth in the region, writes Michael Hurley.
Companies and cities across the US have taken on a leadership role in terms of climate change action, since President Trump pulled the country out of the Paris Agreement 12 months ago, says Lance Pierce.
Green bond enthusiasts received a sharp 'reality check' last month, when they heard that Hiro Mizuno, chief investment officer of the world's largest pension fund, regards them as a "lose-lose product".
There has been much discussion about whether green bonds command a 'greenium', but is it time to look at the argument from a different perspective, asks Jacob Michaelsen
A 'prototype' covered green bond has been prepared that could help developing countries meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Junji Hatano explains.
Climate change is “the biggest risk” to the €36.4 billion ($44 billion) FRR pension fund in coming years, Salwa Boussoukaya-Nasr, chief investment officer of the pension fund, tells Michael Hurley.
Japanese insurer Nippon Life has launched a JPY5bn ($45.5m) equity fund that invests according to the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs).
As the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season begins, forecasters predict…
Generali has introduced environmental, social and governance (ESG) features into its revolving credit facilities, in the latest example of these so-called non-financial factors being incorporated into loans.
The European Commission has proposed a new regulatory measure…
While insurers are increasingly aware of environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report
Insurers have made efforts to disengage themselves from the coal industry on both sides of the balance sheet, but climate activists say they could do more. Cintia Cheong and Nick Roumpis examine the latest developments
The EU's proposed taxonomy of sustainable finance "will potentially be a massive waste of time" because of the long time needed to create it, said Ashley Hamilton Claxton, head of responsible investments at Royal London Asset Management (RLAM).
The outlook for EU Allowance prices remains bearish, says Louis…
The European Commission’s proposed taxonomy for sustainability could hinder growth of investments in the area, according to the founder of a Europe-based thinktank.
Christian Thimann, a leading figure in several sustainable finance…
Climate policy has long been the subject of bitter political feuds in Australia, leaving the country grappling with policy change every electoral cycle. What does climate action in Australia look like this year? Katie Kouchakji reports
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) plans to issue a green bond, making it the first pension fund to do so, it claimed.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and IFC have agreed…
The Bank of China (BoC) has issued one green and one sustainability…
The Asia-Pacific green bond market is poised for significant…
Robeco and RobecoSAM have introduced a new fund that will be…
Electricity transmission operator TenneT successfully launched…
Wetlands, watersheds and forests will become an acceptable use…
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…
CMS Energy has signed a sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, claiming to have become the first US company to strike a deal of this kind.
India's Greenko Group has expanded its Indian portfolio with…
Partners Group has agreed to invest A$700 million ($527.4 million)…
