People moves: ING; Danske Bank; Columbia Threadneedle; GIZ; OPIC
Guo steps down as VP of sustainable finance at ING
Green bonds round-up, 18 July 2018
Terna, the operator of the Italian electricity grid, has entered the green bond market for the first time, with a €750 million ($872 million) offering maturing in July 2023.
Tool launched to measure drought impact on corporate loans
A new tool measuring the impact of drought risk on corporate loans has been launched by the Natural Capital Finance Alliance.
MSCI, Citigroup and UNEP FI speakers confirmed for water conference
Representatives from the London Stock Exchange, MSCI, Citigroup, Amundi, Environmental Agency Pension Fund, UNEP FI, SABMiller and the University of Oxford have joined the list of speakers confirmed to appear at Environmental Finance's Water: Risk, Opportunity and Sustainability conference in London.
Deutsche Bank African renewables fund backed in $745m GCF funding round
An African renewable energy fund managed by German lender Deutsche Bank has secured an $80 million anchor investment from the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
Initiative aims to help banks measure the economic impact of drought
Nine banks have joined an initiative to help measure the economic impact of drought in their stress testing scenarios.
Tool invented to assess water risk in corporate bonds
A tool launched today will make it easier for investors to incorporate water risk into their corporate bond credit risk analysis.