-
Oceans and blue economy briefing afternoon round up
10 June 2021The second instalment in a series of thematic briefing afternoons that Environmental Finance is running throughout the year on the topic of Natural Capital Investment.
-
Environmental Finance celebrates World Oceans Day
07 June 2021To coincide with the UN World Oceans Day, Environmental Finance will host a thematic briefing afternoon focusing on oceans and the blue economy, to examine one of the most exciting areas of natural capital investment.
-
Nuveen: Sustainability-linked bonds fail our impact credibility test
25 May 2021Nuveen has said the sustainability-linked bond structure is "lacking from the perspective of an impact investor" because such bonds do not require the issuer to specify how they will use the proceeds and because the measures designed to track sustainability progress can be "gamed".
-
Nuveen raises $575m with 'impact' debt fund IPO
29 April 2021Nuveen has raised $575 million through the initial public offering (IPO) of a debt fund that it claims to be the first positive-impact, closed-end fund.
-
Green bonds California 2019
06 November 2019The conference discussed a range of themes, including the California wildfires and what is the point of a label. Peter Cripps reports
-
Enel's sustainability bond was greenwashing, says Nuveen
18 October 2019Enel's innovative €2.5 billion sustainability-linked bond has been branded greenwashing by Nuveen, one of the biggest investors in green bonds.
-
Sustainability bond labels can be a case of 'splitting hairs'
23 September 2019The transition bond label is unnecessary and can amount to 'splitting hairs' over the perceived sustainability of some sections of the market, according to a leading green bond second opinion provider.
-
ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference 2019 - early bird ends this Friday
01 August 2019The fifth annual ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference will take place in New York on 17 September.
-
First sovereign blue bond launched
29 October 2018The Republic of Seychelles has issued a first-of-its-kind sovereign 'blue bond' to help conserve its marine environment, sparking hopes that the deal will kickstart a new market for ocean-themed bonds.
-
Green Bonds Americas – last chance to book!
11 October 2017Registrations for Environmental Finance's agenda-setting Green Bonds Americas conference will close on Monday 16 October.