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  • Water risk 'not currently priced into investment analysis'

    22 December 2016

    Investors are not currently pricing in water risk into their analysis, even though it is "a powder keg" and a potential catalyst for sudden change, according to one investment bank.

  • Internet of things: connecting to a sustainable future

    22 December 2016

    Connecting devices over the internet will be a key enabler in meeting sustainability goals, argues Samer Salty

  • Export Import Bank of China issues green bond

    22 December 2016

    The Export Import Bank of China (Chexim) has issued a RMB1 billion ($145 million) green bond, making it the first Chinese policy bank to do so.

  • Green bonds round-up

    21 December 2016

    Foresight Group has reached the first financial close of its unlabelled green bond fund, raising some €80 million ($83 million).

  • LuxFlag awards first Climate Finance Label to international funds

    21 December 2016

    The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFlag) has awarded its first 'Climate Finance' label to three international funds.

  • Ygrene receives $95m private equity investment as Pace market booms

    21 December 2016

    Ygrene Energy Fund has received a $95 million investment from US private equity firm Lightyear Capital, which has acquired a minority stake.

  • NextEnergy Capital buys Italian solar portfolio

    21 December 2016

    NextEnergy Capital has acquired a 16.6MW portfolio of six Italian solar farms for an undisclosed fee from Italian developer Veronagest.

  • Women-led $250m conservation fund launched

    21 December 2016

    US-based impact investment advisor AlphaSource has launched what it claims is the "world's first women-led climate change impact fund".

  • GIB to make first offshore wind exit

    21 December 2016

    The UK's Green Investment Bank is expected to announce its first exit of an offshore wind project in coming days.

  • Q&A: What are the lessons from Poland's green bond?

    20 December 2016

    Poland priced a €750 million green bond this week – the first from a sovereign issuer. How did it achieve this feat? Odilbek Isakov at green structuring agent HSBC talks to Environmental Finance