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  • Danish pension funds invest in 'groundbreaking' public-private climate fund

    14 January 2014

    Some of Denmark's biggest pension funds and a private investment firm have invested in a climate fund focused on developing countries launched by the Danish government.

  • EIB issues first green bond in Swiss Francs

    10 January 2014

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first green bond of 2014, with its first Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) denominated in Swiss Francs.

  • A watershed year

    10 January 2014

    It has been a landmark year for the fledgling green bond market, which was buoyed by unprecedented growth in 2013. But can it continue, asks Peter Cripps

  • $800bn 'oil fund' manager sets up climate change and water reporting framework

    03 January 2014

    The manager of Norway's NOK5 trillion ($800 billion) 'oil fund' has created frameworks to analyse and compare the quality of corporate reporting on climate change and water risks.

  • UK Green Investment Bank in £250m waste-to-energy deal

    24 December 2013

    The UK's Green Investment Bank has helped finance a £250 million waste-to-energy plant.

  • Most Chinese funds believe good ESG improves financial returns

    23 December 2013

    The majority of Chinese mutual funds believe that companies that take environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues seriously generate better financial returns, a survey has revealed.

  • PRI appoints external advisor after two more Danish signatories exit

    20 December 2013

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) today pledged to appoint an independent external advisor to review its governance after two more Danish signatories exited the initiative as a result of governance concerns.

  • EIB's Knowles joins CBI panel

    20 December 2013

    Christopher Knowles, head of the European Investment Bank's environment division, has joined the advisory panel at NGO the Climate Bonds Initiative.

  • Looking back at 2013

    18 December 2013

    Stranded assets, retroactive subsidy cuts and backloading were among the themes that dominated the markets in 2013. Peter Cripps looks back on some of the highs and lows of the past 12 months.

  • Derisking renewables

    05 December 2013

    A cocktail of risks has hampered investment in low-carbon technologies. Public-backed guarantees, among others, should increasingly be used to help the capital flow, argues Gianleo Frisari