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  • Legal and regulatory risks could dominate climate costs for insurers, says S&P

    05 May 2016

    The direct costs of climate change to insurers may be outweighed by reputational, regulatory and litigation costs, a report from Standard & Poor's suggests.

  • First Chinese green bond indexes launched

    19 April 2016

    The first green bond indexes focusing on domestic issues in China have been launched, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • S&P Dow Jones launches first 'smart ESG' indexes

    19 April 2016

    S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched what it claims is the first index family to isolate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as a 'smart beta' performance factor.

  • First index launched to track bonds from low-carbon issuers

    08 March 2016

    An index has been launched which is believed to be the first to comprise bonds from low-carbon companies.

  • Low-carbon index space gets latest addition

    29 February 2016

    A family of low-carbon indexes has been launched, which claim to reduce the carbon footprint of a portfolio by more than 80% while outperforming the market.

  • S&P explains credit factors in rating offshore wind farms

    16 February 2016

    Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has unveiled its methodology for deciding on the credit rating of offshore wind farms, ahead of an anticipated boom in such projects.

  • EF BRIEFS: S&P Dow Jones Indices, Bluefield, Greencoat

    04 December 2015

    UK solar energy investor Bluefield raises £31.6m in equity raise

  • Ontario set to issue second green bond

    30 November 2015

    The Canadian province of Ontario is to issue its second Canadian dollar-denominated green bond by March 2016, according to the province's financing authority.

  • Carbon analyst Mark Lewis joins Barclays

    30 November 2015

    Veteran carbon analyst and stranded assets expert Mark Lewis has taken up a new post, with Barclays.

  • HSBC tightens pricing 'significantly' on first green bond as order book hits €2.1bn

    27 November 2015

    HSBC France has seen huge demand for its inaugural green bond, enabling it to tighten pricing "significantly" on the deal.