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Netherlands aims for €10bn from sovereign green bonds
08 April 2019The Dutch government said it aims to raise between €4 billion ($4.5 billion) and €6 billion from its inaugural sovereign green bond on 21 May.
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HSBC includes climate among its ‘top and emerging risks’
08 April 2019London-based bank HSBC has included climate-related risk in its list of ‘top and emerging risks’ for the first time.
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ASEAN green infrastructure facility aims to catalyse $1bn in blended finance
08 April 2019Southeast Asian governments, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and major European development banks have joined forces to launch a blended finance facility that aims to invest more than $1 billion in green infrastructure across Southeast Asia.
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Lloyd's syndicates go green in latest annual reports
08 April 2019Several syndicates in the Lloyd's of London insurance market have used their latest annual reports to highlight the dangers of climate change and how they incorporate it into their risk management practices.
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Insurers say climate change is now their top risk
08 April 2019Climate change has supplanted cyber risk as the top risk for the world's insurers, according to a recent survey.
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Investors up pressure on mining companies to disclose
08 April 2019A group of investors with $10.3 trillion in assets has demanded that mining companies provide disclosures, within 45 days, on every tailings facility under their control.
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13% of European insurance assets exposed to climate risk
05 April 2019Eiopa tells French insurers at Paris conference
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Bank of America makes additional $300bn pledge to finance low-carbon business
05 April 2019Bank of America has committed to mobilise an additional $300 billion in capital by 2030 through its Environmental Business Initiative.
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People moves: ING, Natixis CIB
05 April 2019Xiaofei Guo has been promoted to become vice president of sustainable finance at ING.
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Norway’s oil fund opens door to investments in unlisted renewables
05 April 2019Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is to be allowed to invest in unlisted renewables assets, following a decision by the country’s finance ministry.
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