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  • Tackling climate change in SE Asia

    24 August 2017

    Climate change is a significant threat to the economies of South East Asia. Alexandra Tracy reviews the main challenges, the government responses and the financing required for mitigation and adaptation measures.

  • Allianz and MUFG complete $340m US wind investment

    22 August 2017

    Allianz has signed a tax equity agreement worth about $340 million alongside Japanese financial services conglomerate MUFG for the Red Dirt wind project in Oklahoma.

  • $44m water treatment bonds 'at top end' of S&P assessment

    18 August 2017

    $44 million of unlabelled green bonds issued by a US utility for water management projects have been assigned S&P Global Ratings' highest score for their predicted positive environmental impact.

  • Green bond round-up, 16 Aug 2017

    16 August 2017

    Lagos State in Nigeria plans to raise NGN50 billion ($136 million) from the country's first green bond.

  • Nafin's inaugural social bond sees unprecedented demand

    08 August 2017

    Mexico's development bank Nacional Financiera (Nafin) doubled the size of its inaugural social bond after being swamped with unprecedented levels of demand.

  • Conergy acquisition to spark Australian solar battery storage growth

    04 August 2017

    Two US private equity funds have acquired solar energy company Conergy Asia, with plans to develop 1GW of combined solar-battery projects in Australia alone.

  • Impax fund outperforms benchmark by 2% despite missing out on Tesla boom

    03 August 2017

    Environmental-themed asset manager Impax's flagship investment trust has outperformed its benchmark by 2.6 percentage points in the first six months of the year.

  • 2018 could be 'pivotal year' for green bond funds, says Fitch

    01 August 2017

    Next year could mark a turning point in the evolution of green bond funds, according to Fitch Ratings.

  • Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds

    31 July 2017

    A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.

  • Integrated reporting campaign targets investors

    31 July 2017

    The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) aims this year to increase demand from mainstream investors for improved corporate governance, longer-term thinking and sustainability reporting.