Archive

  • Comment: There is no 'Trump dump' for environmental finance

    10 July 2017

    President Donald Trump reaffirmed his decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement at this weekend's G20 meeting in Hamburg.

  • ESG integration still seen as 'nice to have' rather than 'must have', says PRI

    07 July 2017

    Integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in credit risk analysis is still perceived as 'nice to have' rather than 'must have', by investors and credit rating agencies, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) association.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 04 July 2017

    04 July 2017

    Warm weather in Europe, combined with stronger power prices and clean-dark spreads, should help combat the impact of high EUA auction volumes this week, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Allianz says policy changes needed to boost renewables investment

    03 July 2017

    The G20 countries need to roughly double their annual investments in renewables and power infrastructure to meet the 2oC global warming goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to German insurer Allianz.

  • Deals of the Year 2017

    30 June 2017

    Environmental Finance's 10th annual Deals of the Year awards are all about opportunities – investments flowing into businesses that are aligned with the low-carbon economy or are part of solutions to the problem of climate change.

  • Link remuneration to climate risk, says TCFD

    29 June 2017

    A key update in the final recommendations of the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is a call to link climate-related risks and disclosure play in remunerations.

  • Solactive and Candriam launch responsible indexes

    28 June 2017

    Index provider Solactive and asset manager Candriam have developed sustainable and responsible indexes and funds trading them.

  • First State's stranded assets framework adapted by fixed income team

    26 June 2017

    First State Investments' High Yield Fixed Income team has adopted a stranded assets framework into its decision making processes.

  • NY Green Bank records first profit

    23 June 2017

    New York Green Bank has recorded $2.7 million net income, meaning it has hit its target of turning its first profit a year ahead of schedule.

  • Societe Generale launches Italy's first Positive Impact Finance bond

    20 June 2017

    Italy's first Positive Impact Finance (PIF) bond for retail investors has been issued by Societe Generale.