News

• UK pension funds could be required to state ESG policy

  18 December 2017

  UK pension trustees could be required to state their investment policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, as well as their approach to voting and engagement, with the introduction of new regulation next year.

• GIG sets sights on waste-to-energy with Covanta partnership

  18 December 2017

  Green Investment Group (GIG) has made its second move into the waste-to-energy sector by teaming up with Covanta Holding Corporation to finance new UK and Ireland waste infrastructure projects.

• BP re-enters solar arena with $200m Lightsource investment

  15 December 2017

  Oil major BP will invest $200 million for a 43% stake in UK-based solar company Lightsource, returning to a sector it exited in 2011.

• People moves: FMO and KfW

  15 December 2017

  FMO's boss Jurgen Rigterink is to part ways with the Dutch development bank to become the first vice-president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

• Environmental Finance announces Annual Market Rankings Winners

  15 December 2017

  Environmental Finance is proud to announce the winners in its 18th Annual Market Rankings.

  

• BNP teams up with UN to raise $10bn for emerging countries

  15 December 2017

  BNP Paribas and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) plan to raise $10 billion for climate initiatives through a new partnership, signalling to the finance industry that "business as usual is not an option any more".

• Barclays launches suite of green corporate products

  15 December 2017

  Barclays has followed up on its inaugural green bond issue with the introduction of a range of green corporate banking products.

• Three institutional investors join $800bn Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition

  15 December 2017

  Three institutional investors managing about $376 billion in combined assets have joined the UN's Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition (PDC).

• European banks focus on green tagging to drive energy efficiency

  15 December 2017

  Green tagging is emerging as a key strategy for leading European banks looking to scale up financing of energy-efficient real estate, a report has found.

• Renewables funds can help meet huge emerging market infrastructure needs, says LSEG

  14 December 2017

  Renewable energy funds could be key to bridging the "colossal" green infrastructure financing needs of emerging market countries, according to David Harris.