Archive

  • China issues first ever "double green bond", listed in London

    11 November 2016

    China's first ever covered green bond was listed on the London Stock Exchange today.

  • IETA and CMIA press for airlines to use project-level REDD+ credits

    10 November 2016

    Two leading trade associations have come together to lobby for carbon credits from small-scale forest protection projects to be used in the forthcoming international carbon market for airlines – the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (Corsia).

  • Sustainable investors see the bright side in the Trump shock

    09 November 2016

    Sustainable investors are optimistic that Donald Trump's victory will not be as negative for their portfolios as many of the headlines suggest.

  • People Moves: Mainstream, Manulife, EBRD

    04 November 2016

    Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed James McGinnis as chief executive officer (CEO) to run its newly created financing and investment arm, Mainstream Renewable Capital.

  • Banks join UN to develop sustainability projects in Asia

    31 October 2016

    ING Bank, Credit Suisse and Dutch development bank FMO are to work with the UN's Social Impact Fund to support sustainability projects in Asia.

  • Circular economy - the next frontier for sustainable finance, says ING

    26 October 2016

    The circular economy, in which the focus shifts from asset acquisition to asset usage, is "the next great frontier" for ING Bank in its efforts to increase its sustainable financing, said Gerald Walker, CEO for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East.

  • People Moves - Rabobank head of sustainability leaves to join ING

    24 October 2016

    Rabobank's long-serving head of sustainability, Hans Biemans, has left the bank to join rival Dutch lender ING Bank.

  • US insurers 'turning blind eye to climate change'

    21 October 2016

    Many US insurers are still turning a blind eye to climate change, with less than 20% attaining high scores for their climate risk reporting, a study has warned.

  • Sin stocks portfolio 'could outperform in Morningstar's Sustainability ratings'

    17 October 2016

    A fund manager has devised a portfolio of 'sin stocks' that are likely to score highly in Morningstar's Sustainability ratings to illustrate his fear that the methodology has the potential to mislead investors.

  • BlackRock refinances UK wind portfolio with ING

    17 October 2016

    BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has secured a £55 million ($67 million) long-term debt facility from ING to refinance five operational wind farms in the UK.