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  • France's sovereign green bond could reach €13bn this year

    25 January 2017

    The French Treasury has issued a mammoth €7 billion ($7.5 billion) green sovereign bond, which is almost twice the size of the previous largest green bond and could be increased to €13 billion later this year.

  • NN IP mulls ESG scoring for infrastructure investments

    13 January 2017

    NN Investment Partners (IP) is considering scoring its infrastructure investments on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials.

  • NNIP launches multi-asset sustainability fund

    19 December 2016

    Dutch investor NN Investment Partners (IP) has launched a €100 million ($105 million) multi-asset sustainability fund.

  • Show me the green money!

    22 August 2016

    Issuers of green bonds are increasingly seeking 'green investors'. But how to define a green investor, and why target them, asks Hamza Ali

  • Revised GBPs get qualified welcome from investors

    22 June 2016

    New guidance for issuers of 'social' bonds and 'pure-play' green bonds, in the latest version of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs), has been broadly welcomed by investors.

  • NN Investment Partners plans listed equities impact fund

    20 June 2016

    Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners is planning to launch an impact fund targeting global listed equities.

  • French asset manager launches green bond fund

    03 June 2016

    A fourth French asset manager has launched its long rumoured green bond mutual fund.

  • ESG momentum is better indicator of return than absolute scores, says investor

    25 April 2016

    Incremental changes in companies' performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are a better indicator of future investment performance than absolute scores, says Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners (NN IP).

  • Bank mulls green bond fund

    07 March 2016

    A bank is considering launching a green bond fund, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Dutch asset manager set to launch green bond fund

    16 February 2016

    A Dutch asset manager is set to launch a green bond fund, focusing on euro-denominated issues.