Archive

  • Iberdrola secures €500m 'green' loan from BBVA

    16 February 2017

    Iberdrola has secured a €500 million ($533 million) green-labelled loan from banking group BBVA.

  • Green bond round-up, 15 February 2017

    15 February 2017

    German index provider Solactive has launched a green bond index that tracks investment-grade euro and dollar-denominated issuances.

  • BlueBay expands ESG fixed-income investment activities

    10 February 2017

    Fixed-income investment manager BlueBay Asset Management has created a high-yield bond investment strategy which applies additional environmental, social and governance (ESG) exclusions.

  • People Moves - HSBC, SEB, MSCI, MDF, Just Finance

    10 February 2017

    Swedish investment bank SEB has named Marie Baumgarts a head of sustainability.

  • Yieldco JLEN raises £55.6m

    08 February 2017

    UK yieldco John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has raised £55.6 million ($69.1 million) by selling new shares.

  • First-of-its kind Sustainable Ocean Fund hits the market

    06 February 2017

    A first-of-its-kind fund that aims to scale up sustainable fishing and other marine protection activities while making a commercial return for investors has begun marketing.

  • Renovate secures $100m from Credit Suisse for energy efficiency expansion

    03 February 2017

    Renovate America has received a $100 million loan from Credit Suisse to expand its unsecured energy efficiency and home improvement loan programme across the US.

  • CDC mandates banks to roadshow green bond

    03 February 2017

    France's Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) has mandated six banks to roadshow its inaugural green bond.

  • EF BRIEFS: EOS, UBS

    01 February 2017

    EOS Investment Management (IM) has acquired a 40MW renewable energy portfolio in Italy for €140 million ($150.2 million)

  • Green bond comment January: Vive la France

    01 February 2017

    The green bond market has made a strong start to 2017, with some $10.5 billion of issues having settled in January. This compares with $7.8 billion in January the previous year, according to figures from Environmental Finance's green bond database.