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  • GIG acquires 40% of 714MW wind farm for £1.6bn

    12 August 2019

    The Green Investment Group (GIG) has invested £1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) in a 714MW wind farm in the UK, acquiring a 40% stake from Spanish utility Iberdrola.

  • Almost all CA100+ power utilities at risk of stranded assets

    16 July 2019

    Most of the world’s largest power utilities that have coal capacity are at risk of making the transition to a low-carbon transition in a disorderly manner, potentially compromising tens of billions of dollars in shareholder value, the Carbon Tracker Initiative has found.

  • Annual costs for impact reporting 'typically in €10k-€25k range'

    04 July 2019

    A survey of green bond issuers and investors sheds light on how they approach impact reporting, says Björn Bergstrand

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan market breaks $100bn barrier

    19 June 2019

    The combined total of all green and sustainability-linked loans issued to date has reached about $111.5 billion, according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance.

  • Pimco, AfDB, Iberdrola and ING elected to GBP executive committee

    13 June 2019

    US investment management giant Pimco and Dutch bank ING are among four institutions to have been elected to the executive committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) and Social Bond Principles (SBPs).

  • Green bond comment, February: Europe shows the way

    06 February 2019

    European issuers, investors and regulators are in the driving seat as the green bond market prepares for further growth, says Graham Cooper.

  • Corporates converge to increase sustainable finance influence

    15 January 2019

    A group of Europe’s largest corporate issuers of green and sustainable bonds has created a forum to help ‘put business at the forefront’ of the transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • Set climate targets, power sector told by investors with $11trn in assets

    20 December 2018

    Twelve of Europe’s highest-emitting power companies have been instructed to set out Paris-aligned transition plans by a group of investors with $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), as they warn of the ‘potentially catastrophic’ effects of climate change.

  • SDG tool highlights climate and ocean risks

    07 November 2018

    A number of companies have scored badly for handling the negative impacts on certain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • ScottishPower sells last gas asset to complete shift to renewables

    17 October 2018

    ScottishPower has become the first integrated energy company in the UK to shift completely from coal and gas generation to wind power, after completing the sale of its traditional generation business to power company Drax for £702 million ($922 million).