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The PACE quickens
06 February 2017The market for Property Assessed Clean Energy bonds in the US is booming, with $1.7 billion of issues last year. Joe Walsh investigates the secret to its success and explains why it is being rolled out in other countries.
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A response to the article: 50 Shades of green bonds - and 50 ways of assessing them
09 January 2017A recent feature in Environmental Finance explored the growing number of tools open to investors to help them judge the green credentials of green bonds. In this piece, Peter Ellsworth suggests five essential resources for cutting through the confusion.
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Green bond comment: November
07 December 2016November has been a blockbuster month for the green bond market, with multiple record breaking issues.
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How green bonds could speed progress towards Paris goals
28 October 2016Green bonds could help accelerate implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, by providing finance for 'Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions', says Junji Hatano
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Profile: Jupiter's multi-asset Ecology fund takes a bite out of Apple
30 September 2016Jupiter Asset Management's new multi-asset Ecology fund will allow it to invest in a broader range of companies than before, the asset manager tells Hamza Ali.
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Why NEST hatched an ESG strategy
16 September 2016The auto enrollment pension scheme set up by the UK government has put ESG at the heart of its investment processes, and is now thinking about how to deal with the transition to a low-carbon economy, says Paul Todd
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PRI to expel poor performers
12 September 2016The Principles for Responsible Investment plans to name and shame the leaders and laggards among its signatories, as it enters its second decade. Graham Cooper reports
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Solving the critical clean energy financing gap
18 July 2016Small clean tech firms face a potential valley of death because venture capital funding often does not work for them, argues Greg Kats
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After Paris, banks need to up their game on climate change
11 July 2016Banks are only just beginning to grasp the opportunities presented by the transition to a low-carbon economy, argues Lauren Compere
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Alliance Trust's Sustainable Future Managed fund nears £500m
16 May 2016Alliance Trust Investments' flagship multi-asset fund has enjoyed continued strong growth in assets under management, says Peter Michaelis