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  • KfW identifies energy efficiency as a major financing theme

    01 February 2017

    German development bank KfW financed some €20.7 billion ($22.3 billion) of energy efficiency projects last year, out of total commitments of €81 billion.

  • LuxFlag awards first Climate Finance Label to international funds

    21 December 2016

    The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFlag) has awarded its first 'Climate Finance' label to three international funds.

  • GIB to make first offshore wind exit

    21 December 2016

    The UK's Green Investment Bank is expected to announce its first exit of an offshore wind project in coming days.

  • Green bond round up

    15 December 2016

    German development bank KfW has confirmed its intention to continue as a major issuer and investor in the green bond market next year.

  • KfW more than doubles 2016 total with $1.5bn green bond

    23 November 2016

    German development bank KfW has more than doubled its 2016 green bond issuance total with a $1.5 billion issue.

  • 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.

  • Kommuninvest issues largest ever SEK green bond

    19 October 2016

    Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest has priced the largest ever Swedish krona green bond, raising some SEK5 billion ($570 million).

  • Profile: Jupiter's multi-asset Ecology fund takes a bite out of Apple

    30 September 2016

    Jupiter Asset Management's new multi-asset Ecology fund will allow it to invest in a broader range of companies than before, the asset manager tells Hamza Ali.

  • Helping cities in developing countries benefit from the green bond market

    05 September 2016

    There are numerous ways in which cities in the 'global South' can tap into the green bond market, argues Padraig Oliver

  • Investors raise €1.6bn for offshore wind

    12 August 2016

    A group of investors, led by Partners Group, have raised approximately €500 million ($557 million) in equity and €1.2 billion in debt, for a 400MW offshore wind farm.