News

  • S&P launches low volatility index for SRI investors

    31 March 2015

    S&P launches low volatility index for SRI investors

  • Mirova to develop carbon measurement method

    30 March 2015

    Sustainable investment specialist Mirova is to help develop a method for measuring companies' greenhouse gas emissions.

  • GIB makes first investment in social housing

    30 March 2015

    The UK's state-owned Green Investment Bank (GIB) has made its first investment in social housing. The bank has committed £2.5 million ($3.7 million) to a project to install energy efficient, low-carbon heating systems in up to 28 sheltered housing developments managed by UK property company Places for People.

  • Windar floats on AIM

    30 March 2015

    Copenhagen-based firm wind technology firm Windar will float on London's alternative investment market (AIM) today.

  • KfW comes to market with kanga green bond

    30 March 2015

    KfW has issued its first green bond in Australian dollars.

  • World Bank's Kyte calls for 'more risk sharing' in green bond market

    27 March 2015

    Green bond investors need to stop relying on the balance sheets of large issuers and start sharing some of the risk, according to the World Bank's Rachel Kyte.

  • Second edition of Green Bond Principles 'will boost transparency'

    27 March 2015

    The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) have been redrafted in a move designed to boost transparency and clarity to help underpin the fledgling market's rapid growth.

  • EIB makes "leap forward" for green bond reporting

    27 March 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has responded to the call for greater disclosure around green bonds today, publishing a detailed report on its issues so far, in what it calls "a leap forward".

  • TRIG to increase equity raise to £102m

    27 March 2015

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has increased the number of shares it expects to sell today to 100 million as a result of strong demand from institutional investors.

  • Norges Bank creates 'new benchmark' with climate change guidelines

    27 March 2015

    A report by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) urging companies to take steps to deal with climate change will serve as a new benchmark for responsible investment, according to an expert at Nasdaq.