Archive

  • ADB and USAID to develop Indian solar PPPs to encourage private investment

    29 March 2016

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are to work together to develop public private partnership (PPP) models for the Indian solar sector.

  • Philippines geothermal firm issues credit-enhanced green bond

    01 March 2016

    AP Renewables, a Philippines-based project operator and developer, has issued a PHP10.7 billion ($225 million) green bond, with backing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

  • Are investors beginning to pay up for green bonds?

    26 February 2016

    Are the occasional pieces of evidence that green bonds price differently to their mainstream equivalents a sign of things to come, asks Hamza Ali

  • Banking climate principles to be launched next week

    03 December 2015

    A new set of climate changes principles for the banking industry are set to be launched on Monday, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Development banks issue updated guide to help green bond issuers with impact reporting

    02 December 2015

    A group of development banks has published updated impact reporting guidelines for green bond issuers, saying that the market is the "litmus test" for wider climate finance.

  • EF BRIEFS: Parametric, ADB, NYSERDA, Nordea

    09 November 2015

    Parametric Portfolio Associates, a US investment manager, has launched two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies and appointed Jennifer Sireklove to the new role of head of responsible investing.

  • Not all types of water projects should be considered green

    23 October 2015

    There is a huge need for infrastructure spending on water projects. But not all of these investments should be eligible for green bonds, argues Giulio Boccaletti

  • Green bond comment, September

    05 October 2015

    It was pleasing to see some ground-breaking issues in the green bond market in recent weeks, reflecting its continued growth.

  • Asian Development Bank to double climate funding to $6bn

    25 September 2015

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will double its annual climate financing to $6 billion in the next five years, and issue more green bonds, it has said.

  • ADB backs first green bond out of the Philippines

    13 August 2015

    The Philippines is slated to see its first green bond, with backing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).