Archive

  • IFC's Hartwick joins AIIB

    14 August 2017

    Evelyn Hartwick is to move from the IFC's Treasury department to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

  • Cubico closes $450m of renewables projects in Mexico

    09 August 2017

    Cubico Sustainable Investments has raised $450 million in debt for the construction of 600MW of renewables projects in Mexico.

  • Green bond funds poised to break through $2bn mark

    28 July 2017

    The value of green bond funds is fast approaching the $2 billion mark after a spate of launches in the past two years, analysis by Environmental Finance has revealed.

  • IFC discloses details of first green 'Kauri' bond

    27 July 2017

    The first green bond from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to be denominated in New Zealand dollars will be a ten-year issue for a minimum of NZD100 million ($75 million), the issuer said.

  • Green bond round-up, 19 July 2017

    19 July 2017

    Brookfield Renewable Partners, a Canadian clean energy company, has issued its inaugural green bond, raising $475 milllion.

  • Sustainable Forestry 2017: IFC Forests Bond

    30 June 2017

    Preventing deforestation can yield numerous social as well as environmental benefits. Many governments have therefore taken action to protect their forests, but it is widely acknowledged that their efforts are inadequate and that substantial private finance will be required.

  • Deals of the Year 2017

    30 June 2017

    Environmental Finance's 10th annual Deals of the Year awards are all about opportunities – investments flowing into businesses that are aligned with the low-carbon economy or are part of solutions to the problem of climate change.

  • Social bonds are a 'distraction' from green bonds

    19 June 2017

    Social bonds are a 'distraction' from green bonds, as most mainstream investors are just getting used to the latter, Ulf Erlandsson, senior portfolio manager at Swedish pension fund AP4, told Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Europe Conference.

  • Consultation aims to strengthen finance sector guide on natural capital

    12 June 2017

    Rory Sullivan and Mark Gough call for feedback on draft guidance which aims to help identify, measure and value natural capital within banking, investment and insurance activities

  • Mapping the finance for Paris

    16 May 2017

    Ian Callaghan and Tessa Tennant examine who is doing what to help finance the commitments made as part of the Paris Agreement on climate change.