Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: Capstone, PRI, Juwi, KfW, Gothaer

    22 January 2016

    Canadian renewables operator Capstone Infrastructure – formerly known as the Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund – will be acquired by a London-based fund in a $480 million deal.

  • A risky business: making the most out of climate change

    22 January 2016

    Zurich's Cecilia Reyes tells Sophie Robinson-Tillett why climate change is top of her agenda, and how the insurance giant is dealing with the risks and opportunities it presents.

  • Chinese bank to issue RMB50bn in green bonds

    21 January 2016

    A Chinese commercial bank has gained regulatory approval to issue up to RMB50 billion ($7.6 billion) of green bonds, according to a document filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

  • Ireland set for first green bond

    20 January 2016

    Irish renewables firm Gaelectric plans to issue the country's first green bond.

  • Dutch bank eyes return to the green bond market

    20 January 2016

    A Dutch public sector bank is gearing up to return to the green bond in the coming months, Environmental Finance has learnt.

  • Bangladesh Bank 'working on green bond'

    15 January 2016

    Bangladesh Bank is readying itself to issue a green bond – which could be the first ever from a central bank.

  • London pushes to make itself home of green finance

    15 January 2016

    The UK has stepped up efforts to cement itself as the global hub of climate finance, launching an initiative with the UN.

  • Moody's announces green bond assessment criteria

    14 January 2016

    Moody's is set to shake up the market for green bond 'second opinions', after it revealed plans for its own methodology to assess the environmental credentials of issuers.

  • Green bond funds launched in 2015 are worth nearly €600m

    14 January 2016

    2015 was big year for green bond funds, with nine new funds launched during the year, now boasting a combined value of €599 million ($651 million), according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance.

  • Flensborg predicts green bond market will double in 2016

    13 January 2016

    Green bond issuance will double this year, according to SEB's head of sustainable products, Christopher Flensborg.