Archive

  • Bond round-up: RWE, NYK Line, KfW ... and more

    17 April 2024
  • RWE issues debut US dollar green bond amid growing issuance plans

    12 April 2024

    German energy firm RWE has raised $2 billion from its first US dollar-denominated green bond, as it prepares to increase its planned bond issuance in European and US markets to finance renewable energy investments.

  • News round-up: G7, TCFD and Monetary Authority of Singapore

    24 May 2021
  • Norway embraces TCFD

    24 May 2021
  • News round-up: US ditches ESG pension fund rules, Axa drops Rwe, Xpansiv launches nature-based carbon offset contracts

    12 March 2021
  • Axa drops RWE as customer

    12 March 2021
  • News round-up - McKinsey, M&G, Tesco, Platts, HanETF, and more

    05 March 2021
  • Bloomberg identifies VW, ArcelorMittal among 'green' recovery picks

    05 March 2021
  • NBIM says investment exclusions could cost it NOK3bn a year

    20 October 2020

    The manager of the giant Norwegian sovereign wealth fund said its portfolio underperformed by 1.3 percentage points due to exclusions of companies based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns since 2006, which could cost it NOK2.8 billion ($300 million) in 'lost' returns if replicated in the future.

  • IFC tightens coal phase-out conditions on financial clients

    22 September 2020

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has strengthened its approach to thermal coal investment exposure among its financial institution clients, announcing it will not make equity investments in firms that do not have a phase-out plan in place.