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  • SEK inaugural $500m green bond is first from a European export credit institution

    18 June 2015

    Sweden's Export Credit Institution (SEK) revealed that it has successfully priced its first $500 million green bond.

  • PRI to open New York office

    11 May 2015

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) plans to open an office in New York as it looks to expand its influence in North America.

  • Bioenergy standards proposed

    25 March 2015

    Bioenergy standards for projects eligible for funding from green bonds have been released, and cover social impacts as well as environmental ones.

  • Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry

    11 February 2015

    Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.

  • Investors call for green bond standards

    10 February 2015

    A group of more than 20 buyers of green bonds have called for the development of standards to help the fledgling market's rapid growth continue.

  • Californian pension funds are wary of coal divestment legislation

    24 December 2014

    Two major pension funds have reacted warily to reports that Kevin de Leon, Californian senate leader, plans to introduce legislation that would require them to sell their holdings in coal companies.

  • CalSTRS pledges additional $2.3 billion of cleantech investment

    25 September 2014

    Pension fund CalSTRS has pledged to more than double its investments in clean energy and technology to $3.7 billion over the next five years.

  • NIB issues $500m green bond for Nordic projects

    25 September 2014

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a "benchmark" $500 million green bond.

  • Mercer to analyse climate risks, backed by investors worth $1.5trn

    22 September 2014

    Global investors managing a combined $1.5 trillion have teamed up with consultancy Mercer to help it analyse the risks climate change poses to portfolios.

  • Energy efficiency, cities, and the Clean Trillion

    14 February 2014

    $36 trillion in clean energy investment is needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Ten cities are stepping up to the plate and investors are likely to follow, argues Brandon Smithwood