Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: Trina, Grenergy, Santander, Goldman Sachs, Impax, Japan

    13 January 2016

    The Development Bank of Japan and Japan Wind Development Company plan to launch a ¥50bn ($423 million) wind energy fund in April.

  • Green bond market ends 2015 on a high as it breaks records

    06 January 2016

    A spate of green bond issuance ahead of COP21 led the market to break previous records, finishing the year at more than $40 billion.

  • Quotes of the Quarter

    04 January 2016

    A round-up of the quotes of Q4 2015 that made headlines, including commments from Narendra Modi, Michael Bloomberg and Frederic Samama

  • Looking back at 2015, and looking ahead to 2016

    31 December 2015

    It has been a landmark year for environmental investment themes. Hamza Ali looks back at some of the key developments of 2015 and asks what the following year will bring

  • Allianz joins list of firms launching green bond funds

    07 December 2015

    Allianz Global Investors has become the latest in a string of institutions to launch a green bond fund - as recently revealed by Environmental Finance.

  • Major US asset manager to launch green bond fund

    03 December 2015

    A US asset manager is set to hit the market with a green bond fund, the ninth to launch this year.

  • Over 500 organisations commit to divest ahead of COP21

    02 December 2015

    More than 500 institutions, with $3.4 trillion of assets under management, have committed to some sort of divestment, according to figures compiled by 350.org and Divest Invest.

  • Four new green bond funds expected

    30 November 2015

    Four new dedicated green bond funds are rumoured to be in the pipeline, according to a report by the French investment bank Natixis.

  • EF BRIEFS: Allianz, Abengoa, Foresight, SEB, Rabobank, EIB

    27 November 2015

    Allianz will cut its holdings in coal-intensive companies in favour of renewable energy, in a move that is expected to affect €4 billion ($4.24 billion) of investments.

  • Green bond comment, November

    25 November 2015

    Mounting anticipation of tougher international action on climate change at the UN meeting in Paris, has brought an Indian summer to the green bond market, says Graham Cooper