Archive

  • Green bond comment, December: Investors in Mexico airport bond adopt brace position!

    06 December 2018

    Moody's has downgraded its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) on the $6 billion of bonds from Mexico City Airport Trust, from GB1 (the top score) to GB5 (the bottom score).

  • Mirova renewables infra fund makes €250m first close

    19 November 2018

    Mirova has raised €250 million ($286 million) in a first close of a fund that will invest mainly in greenfield renewable energy projects, energy storage and charging infrastructure across Europe.

  • Investors turning attention to deforestation risks, says Ceres

    23 October 2018

    Investors are increasingly engaging companies to better manage deforestation risks in their supply chains – an issue that has traditionally been overlooked, according to US-based non-profit Ceres.

  • Is the future worth investing for?

    01 October 2018

    As the innovative Land Degradation Neutrality fund reaches a $100 million first close, Monique Barbut, Ambroise Fayolle, Rémy Rioux and Philippe Zaouati explain the role of sustainable land management in promoting resilience to climate disasters.

  • Natixis proposes toolkit to tackle SDG-washing

    21 September 2018

    Investors are "massively dissatisfied" with the way companies report their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Natixis.

  • The growing pains of green bond funds

    31 August 2018

    A lack of size, diversification and awareness are among the main challenges facing the fledgling green bond market, a poll of fund managers has revealed. Molly Wilson reports

  • People Moves: BlackRock, Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions, AP4, ING, Lightsource BP, European Investment Bank, IIGCC, DNCA Finance and FRC

    29 June 2018

    BlackRock has lost one of the leaders of its push into impact investing, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee

    19 June 2018

    The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its new member of the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) at the annual meeting on 14 June 2018.

  • Members of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance announced

    13 June 2018

    The European Commission has announced the members of its Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.

  • Finance for Tomorrow elects new board

    04 June 2018

    Finance for Tomorrow – an initiative to promote Paris as a centre of sustainable finance – has elected a new board to serve for two years as it begins the second phase of its development.