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  • KfW completes its 2015 green bond programme with $1bn issue

    11 November 2015

    German development bank KfW has priced a $1 billion, five-year, green bond, making it the biggest issuer in the market this year.

  • BlackRock warns on stranded assets

    04 November 2015

    BlackRock has warned that companies with high-cost fossil fuel reserves are at risk of being devalued, adding that "climate change has arrived as an investment issue".

  • Quotes of the Quarter

    05 October 2015

    Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the third quarter of 2015.

  • 96% of ESG index tracking funds launched in 2015 track MSCI indexes

    21 September 2015

    Almost all funds launched this year to track environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes are using products created by MSCI, according to research from the firm.

  • KfW makes debut in sterling green bond market

    24 July 2015

    KfW has issued its first sterling-denominated green bond. The £500 million ($775 million) issue had been expected and continues the development bank's efforts to boost liquidity in the green bond market.

  • Time to believe in miracles?

    08 July 2015

    Numerous policy announcements and actions from companies are helping to put climate change firmly on the agenda, fuelling hopes of a meaningful climate agreement in Paris in December, says Peter Cripps

  • 'Big, fat carbon price' called for at Paris climate meeting

    22 May 2015

    Investors and businesses have issued a clarion call for "a big fat price on carbon" ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris.

  • Amundi launches three index-linked low-carbon funds

    12 May 2015

    Amundi has created three funds to track a low-carbon index from MSCI.

  • Nearly half asset owners are 'negligently gambling on climate risk'

    27 April 2015

    Nearly half of the biggest asset owners in the world have failed to take action to safeguard their portfolios against the threat of climate change, according to a report.

  • BlackRock, AP4 and State Street among buyers of ADB's first green bond

    13 March 2015

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sold its inaugural, $500 million green bond to 44 investors.