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Banks making progress on combating climate change
17 January 2017Banks have made considerable progress in addressing climate risks and opportunities in their business practices to align with a 2°C global warming target, but it is still not enough, according to a new report.
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SDGs could create $12 trillion of additional value, say business chiefs
17 January 2017Aligning business models with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could yield economic opportunities worth $12 trillion a year by 2030, according to an international group of CEOs and civil society leaders.
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Impax reaches record £5bn AUM
10 January 2017Environmentally-themed investment manager Impax Asset Management saw its assets under management (AUM) rise to £5.06 billion ($6.16 billion) after a record quarter of inflows.
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France set to issue largest ever green bond
10 January 2017France is set to issue what is likely to be the largest ever green bond with its inaugural sovereign offering, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Fibria Celulose begins roadshow for dollar-denominated green bond
06 January 2017Brazilian pulp and paper company Fibria Celulose is set to become only the third issuer out of the country to launch a green bond, as it begins to roadshow a dollar-denominated issuance.
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France to launch green bond roadshow this week
03 January 2017France is slated to become the second country to issue a green bond after it announced it will launch a roadshow on Friday, with a bond expected before the end of the month.
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Belgium's largest offshore wind farm secures €867m debt package
16 December 2016Belgium's largest offshore wind farm has reached financial close, after it secured a 15-year, €867 million ($905 million) debt package from a consortium of 10 financial institutions.
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Green bond round up
15 December 2016German development bank KfW has confirmed its intention to continue as a major issuer and investor in the green bond market next year.
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Investing in a changing climate
06 December 2016Insurers are increasingly factoring climate change into their investment decisions. But they are only at the start of a long learning process, finds Peter Cripps. This is the second part of a three-part series on how insurers are dealing with climate change
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Green bond market doubles to $84bn
02 December 2016Green bond issuance has doubled last year's total to reach a record breaking $84 billion, thanks in part to a giant green bond issued by China's Bank of Communications (BoCom), Environmental Finance can reveal.