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  • Green bond round-up, 28 June 2017

    28 June 2017

    New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to issue its fourth green bond this year, hoping to raise $500 million, which will make it the largest municipal issuer in the world.

  • South Pole sells carbon tool to ISS

    22 June 2017

    South Pole Group has sold its investment climate data advisory tool, Climate Neutral Investments (CNI), to governance consultancy firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS).

  • Green bond impact tool launched at Environmental Finance's conference

    20 June 2017

    Asset manager Lion's Head Global Partners has launched Carbon Yield, a tool to help green bond investors calculate the environmental impact of their investments.

  • Lombard Odier hails strong start for green bond fund

    22 May 2017

    Lombard Odier says its green bond fund has been among its most successful capital raises. Since its launch in March its assets have swelled to €240 million ($270 million) and it has won a further SFR100 million ($100 million) separate account from an undisclosed Japanese pension fund.

  • Lombard Odier launches global ESG equities fund

    27 April 2017

    Lombard Odier Investment Managers (IM) has launched a global environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused equities fund, as it ramps up its of impact investment offerings.

  • Green bonds round up, 22 March 2017

    22 March 2017

    French rail operator SNCF Reseau is gearing up to issue its second green bond.

  • People moves: Inrate, Natural Power, Crédit Agricole

    06 March 2017

    Swiss sustainability rating agency Inrate has appointed Beat Zaugg and Lotte Knuckles to its board, bringing the total number of board members at the company to four.

  • Green bond comment February: Another milestone passed

    01 March 2017

    The green bond market cruised past yet another milestone in February - it has now raised more than $200 billion since its inception under a decade ago. Of the $202.6 billion raised so far, $188.5 billion is currently outstanding.

  • Swiss investment firm reveals details of green bond fund

    01 March 2017

    A Swiss asset manager, with more than SFR220 billion ($218 billion) under management, has launched a fund dedicated to investments in 'climate bonds'.

  • EF Briefs: Impax, SUSI, Lombard Odier, Northern Trust

    20 January 2017

    Impax Asset Management's listed equity portfolios, both in its "Leaders" and "Specialist" strategies, have produced positive net carbon footprints in 2016.