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  • Are investors beginning to pay up for green bonds?

    26 February 2016

    Are the occasional pieces of evidence that green bonds price differently to their mainstream equivalents a sign of things to come, asks Hamza Ali

  • German Finance Ministry launches inquiry into climate change risks

    26 February 2016

    The German Finance Ministry has commissioned a report looking at the risks that climate change poses to the country's financial market.

  • Platform launched to raise private investment for African renewables

    26 February 2016

    A platform has been launched to help attract private finance for small-scale renewables projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Zevin plans T Rowe Price proxy after Franklin Templeton setback

    26 February 2016

    Zevin Asset Management is calling on T Rowe Price to update its proxy voting policy to give more consideration to climate risk.

  • Shareholders hit back at ExxonMobil over climate change disclosure

    25 February 2016

    A group of ExxonMobil shareholders, including the New York Common Retirement Fund, have hit back at ExxonMobil after the oil major attempted to dismiss their resolution over climate disclosure.

  • Gold Standard and AkzoNobel issue first carbon credits

    25 February 2016

    Chemicals giant AkzoNobel and carbon offset specialist Gold Standard have issued the first batch of carbon credits under a landmark scheme for reducing carbon emissions in shipping.

  • EF BRIEFS: Canadian Solar, Gaeletric, MTA, Spruce, Iberdrola, Boralex, Trina

    24 February 2016

    Canadian Solar has issued a ¥3 billion ($26 million) solar project bond to Shinsei Trust and Banking Company.

  • Nordex to issue €250m green bond

    24 February 2016

    Nordex has become the first German manufacturer to issue a 'green Schuldschein', tapping the market for €250 million ($274.5 million).

  • Argentina, Iran and Bangladesh among new 'green giants', says EY

    24 February 2016

    Major expansion plans for renewable energy make Argentina, Iran and Bangladesh countries to watch over the next decade for project developers and investors, says consultancy EY.

  • Green Bond comment - February

    24 February 2016

    Could Apple's $1.5bn green bond be a game changer for corporate issuance?