Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: Dong Energy, TenneT, TerraForm Power, Yingli, KfW

    13 May 2016

    Danish utility and offshore wind specialist Dong Energy expects to float this summer, it has announced.

  • FlexiGroup gains tighter prices on green tranche

    21 April 2016

    FlexiGroup has achieved tighter pricing for the green tranche of it latest asset backed security (ABS), Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Moody's ups 2016 green bond forecast to $70bn

    21 April 2016

    Moody's has upped its prediction for green bond issuance for 2016 to $70 billion, after a record-breaking first quarter boosted by a spate of massive deals from Chinese.

  • FlexiGroup launches ABS with green tranche

    18 April 2016

    Australian consumer lender FlexiGroup has launched an A$260 million ($200 million) asset backed security (ABS) with a green tranche.

  • The differences between incorporating ESG into fixed income and equities

    13 April 2016

    The process of incorporating ESG into fixed income is different to that for equities, but it is even more important to do so, argues My-Linh Ngo

  • Australian solar ABS set for launch

    11 April 2016

    An Australian rooftop solar lender has announced plans to launch the country's first labelled green asset backed security (ABS).

  • Moody's names more taxonomies it will use in its Green Bond Assessments

    06 April 2016

    Moody's has named three taxonomies it will use in addition to the Green Bond Principles to help it assess the environmental credentials of green bonds.

  • Moody's releases green bond assessment methodology

    31 March 2016

    Moody's has released its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) methodology after making several key amendments following consultation with the market.

  • Setting the standard

    30 March 2016

    As the market grows, so too does the number of companies and organisations 'defining' what is acceptable as a green bond. Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at the patchwork of offerings and how they are set to develop

  • Moody's GBA revisions revealed

    11 March 2016

    Moody's Green Bond Assessment (GBA) is "likely" to expand its definition of 'what is green' to include other taxonomies in addition to the one laid out in the Green Bond Principles (GBPs), Environmental Finance has learned.