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Biomass firm buys 72MW of Green Investment Bank facilities
21 August 2017A 72MW portfolio of biomass and waste-to-energy facilities has been acquired from the Green Investment Bank (GIB) by renewables investment firm Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG) for an undisclosed sum.
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Macquarie completes acquisition of Green Investment Bank
18 August 2017The UK government must develop a new strategy for private sector investment after a Macquarie-led consortium completed its £2.3 billion ($2.96 billion) acquisition of the Green Investment Bank (GIB), according to a group of business leaders.
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People Moves: HSBC, MSCI
18 August 2017Farnam Bidgoli, Sustainalytics' former head of sustainable bonds in Europe, has been hired by HSBC to bolster the bank's efforts in the sustainability bond arena.
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$44m water treatment bonds 'at top end' of S&P assessment
18 August 2017$44 million of unlabelled green bonds issued by a US utility for water management projects have been assigned S&P Global Ratings' highest score for their predicted positive environmental impact.
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US SIF issues five-step sustainable investment plan for DC pension sponsors
17 August 2017Recommendations to help pension plan sponsors include sustainable investments in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans have been issued by US SIF.
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Clean 200 energy efficiency companies outperform benchmark
16 August 2017The world's 200 largest publicly listed companies by total clean energy revenues outperformed their industry benchmark index by 18.1% in 2017, according to the latest Carbon Clean 200 list.
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Environmental standard launched to support SDGs
16 August 2017A standard to measure the progress of emission reduction projects toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been launched by Gold Standard.
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Trucost launches TCFD reporting tool
15 August 2017A tool that helps companies report in line with the FSB's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations has been launched by Trucost, part of S&P Dow Jones Indices.
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CBA to face shareholder resolution on climate commitment
14 August 2017A shareholder resolution will be lodged against Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to protest against its climate change position statement, which was branded a failure that "falls well short" of the bank's climate commitments.
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Contact Energy launches $1.3b green borrowing initiative
14 August 2017New Zealand utility Contact Energy has created a 'green borrowing programme' to provide NZ$1.8 billion ($1.3 billion) of funding for renewables projects.
- BlackRock: It's actually a very constructive environment for investing in the transition
- Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus
- Amundi: Transition bond issuers must clearly 'draw line with green'
- 'Transition finance itself is transitioning'
- Exclusive: NatureAlpha and GCFC launch UAE partnership
- NWB Bank raises €1bn through Water Bond issuance
- 'Misconceptions' holding back 'true impact' EM sustainable bonds
- TNFD releases CFO guidance
- S&P: Transition, adaptation in focus for next 1,000 SPOs
- 'Landmark' second Chinese sovereign green bond 10-times oversubscribed
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'Much better' investor demand for sustainable bonds persists
04 June 2026Strengthening interest among investors to increase their investment in labelled sustainable bonds despite plateauing issuance has ensured the asset class is attracting "much better execution dynamics".
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TISFD to create financial sector recommendations
04 June 2026The financial sector will be a key focus for a social disclosure framework under development, Simon Rawson tells Genevieve Redgrave.
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Storebrand and BNP to lead nature transition group
04 June 2026The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation is launching a nature transition working group in a bid to scale up capital flows towards companies reducing pressure on nature.
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BPCE prices inaugural €1.5bn EuGB covered bond
03 June 2026French banking group BPCE has priced its inaugural European Green Bond (EuGB) covered bond, raising €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) through a 6.5-year transaction that attracted more than €5 billion of investor demand.
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IPUT secures revolving credit facilities with €250m green tranche
03 June 2026Irish property investment company IPUT Real Estate has secured €300 million ($349 million) of new revolving credit facilities, including a €250 million green tranche.