Archive

  • Green bonds round up, 22 March 2017

    22 March 2017

    French rail operator SNCF Reseau is gearing up to issue its second green bond.

  • PiP acquires 30MW of solar farms

    13 February 2017

    The Multi-Strategy Infrastructure Fund (MSIF), managed by the UK's Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP), has acquired six solar farms in the country, representing 30MW, from Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar for an undisclosed amount.

  • 50 shades of green bonds - and 50 ways of assessing them

    29 December 2016

    Ratings agencies have weighed into the green bond market in the past year, adding to the raft of existing tools for assessing bonds. Where is this increasingly crowded marketplace heading, asks Peter Cripps

  • PwC becomes Climate Bonds Standard verifier

    10 October 2016

    PwC has become the third of the 'Big four' accountancy firms to become a Climate Bonds Standard verifier. EY and KPMG had signed up earlier this year. Deloitte has yet to back the initiative.

  • EIB extends green bond yield curve and boosts reporting

    29 September 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has continued its pioneering role in the green bond market by extending its euro yield curve to 21 years and publishing an 'independent reasonable assurance report' on its Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) programme.

  • NTPC prices first ever corporate green 'Masala' bond

    04 August 2016

    India's National Thermal Power Company (NTPC) has priced the first ever green 'Masala' bond from a corporate issuer, raising INR20 billion ($370 million).

  • Ireland launches new body aiming to attract €250bn of sustainable funds

    07 June 2016

    The Irish government has launched a new body that aims to attract €250 billion ($284.2 billion) in sustainable funds to the country.

  • EF BRIEFS: FSB, Axis Bank, EIB, Stockholm, Canadian Solar, GRI, BP

    23 May 2016

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has appointed nine more members to its new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

  • Yvo De Boer resigns as Director-General of GGGI

    18 May 2016

    Former UN climate chief Yvo De Boer has announced his resignation as Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).

  • Energy storage - a technology whose time has come?

    18 February 2016

    Large-scale use of batteries to store electricity could be critical for the future growth of renewable energy. Recent developments mean the sector is almost ready for institutional investors, says Graham Cooper