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Green bond round-up, 07 March 2018
07 March 2018Californian real estate company Prologis has priced its inaugural green bond [LINK] at €300 million ($372.3 million).
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NRW issues its largest sustainability bond
07 March 2018The State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has priced a €2.025 billion ($2.51 billion) sustainability bond – its largest ever.
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Russell Investments unveils methodology for 'material ESG' scoring
07 March 2018Russell Investments has developed an environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring system focused on materiality, which claims it is a better predictor of stock return than "traditional" ESG scores.
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Surviving climate change needs adaptation as much as insurance
07 March 2018EU insurers warn of overreliance on government post-disaster funding
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Franklin Templeton launches its first climate change fund
06 March 2018Franklin Templeton Investments has repurposed one of its products as its first fund focused on climate change goals.
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Denham teams up with Themis and eyes $250m of investments in Africa
06 March 2018Denham Capital has established a new platform initially targeting $250 million of equity investments in natural gas and renewable power assets across Africa.
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"Poor" climate risk practice puts pensions at risk, claims report
06 March 2018Millions of pension savers in the UK are at risk of significant losses due to lack of action from pension providers and their regulator on climate risk, a report has claimed.
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Natixis repackages French green sovereign bond into green structured note
05 March 2018French bank Natixis has designed what it claims is the first green structured note – a repackaging of France's €7 billion ($8.6 billion) green obligation assimilable du Trésor (OAT).
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EU carbon market weekly update - 05 March 2018
05 March 2018EU Allowances are in a strong upward trend, but a return to more normal temperatures and an increase in auction volumes may curb further gains this week, says Louis Redshaw
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California to back green bonds, despite Trump
05 March 2018California should continue to champion green bonds to fund the build-out of low-carbon infrastructure, despite the US having "abdicated its role as a global leader" on climate change, pledged the state's Treasurer.