News

• IREDA issues INR19.5bn masala bond and vows to smash renewables target

  29 September 2017

  A INR19.5 billion ($300 million) green "masala" bond has been issued by state-owned enterprise Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - and the government says will play a key role in helping India smash its ambitious 175GW renewables target.

• French bank launches green bond fund

  29 September 2017

  A French bank has launched a green bond fund, which it hopes will allow asset owners to demonstrate that they are decarbonising their fixed income portfolios, Environmental Finance can reveal.

• Investors pay up for $1bn KfW green bond

  29 September 2017

  A $1 billion green bond by German government-owned development bank KfW has priced at two basis points inside its normal yield curve following "exceptionally high demand".

• MSCI launches combined factor and ESG exposure indexes

  29 September 2017

  MSCI has launched a set of indexes that combine environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance with other factors.

• Daiwa launches ETF tracking FTSE Blossom Japan ESG index

  28 September 2017

  Japanese firm Daiwa Asset Management has launched an ETF that will track the FTSE Blossom Japan Index to underlie its environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed exchange-traded fund (ETF).

• Green bond round-up, 27 September 2017

  27 September 2017

  The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world's biggest bank in terms of assets, is expected to price its first green bond on Thursday 28 September.

• Investors plan GHG engagement campaign with large emitters

  27 September 2017

  A call to arms went out to investors today to join a new initiative that aims to engage with the 100 biggest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting companies globally.

• Figueres throws down climate gauntlet to PRI

  27 September 2017

  Christiana Figueres threw down a climate gauntlet to signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) by challenging them to put 1% of their assets into clean energy or clean tech by 2020.

• Positive impact principles needed to bridge SDG financing gap, UNEP FI says

  27 September 2017

  Increased focus on the impacts of investments in emerging markets is required to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and bridge a sizable financing gap, according to the UNEP Finance Initiative (FI).

• Investors support plea for integrated corporate reporting

  27 September 2017

  A group of leading investors, with nearly $2 trillion in assets under management, is calling for companies to integrate their reporting of financial and non-financial data.