Archive

  • Tell me more: a call for better disclosure on green bond impacts

    14 April 2016

    A consultation paper argues that assessing the impact of green bonds could lead to preferential pricing - but better reporting is needed first. Peter Cripps reports

  • 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

  • UPDATED: Index provider and carbon firm consult on green bond 'impact' ratings

    11 April 2016

    An index provider and a carbon firm have joined forces to consult on a methodology for rating the 'green impact' of green bonds, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • 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.

  • Kommuninvest says planned green bond will be 'first of many'

    12 February 2016

    Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest hopes to follow its planned inaugural green bond with a second this year, as it continues to build up its green loan book.

  • New York MTA issues $500m 'certified' green bond

    03 February 2016

    New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is to issue a green bond certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

  • Kexim prices second green bond

    03 February 2016

    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has issued an almost three-times oversubscribed $400 million green bond.

  • Solactive launches low-carbon indexes

    26 January 2016

    Specialist index provider Solactive has launched a series of six low-carbon equity indexes, based on three geographical areas: Europe, the eurozone and the US.