News

• IFC's Hartwick joins AIIB

  14 August 2017

  Evelyn Hartwick is to move from the IFC's Treasury department to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

• Contact Energy launches $1.3b green borrowing initiative

  14 August 2017

  New Zealand utility Contact Energy has created a 'green borrowing programme' to provide NZ$1.8 billion ($1.3 billion) of funding for renewables projects.

• People Moves: LPFA, PBOC

  11 August 2017

  The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has made two hires to help it follow through on its fossil fuel divestment policy.

• ABN Amro to offer cheap mortgages for energy efficiency upgrades

  11 August 2017

  Dutch lender ABN Amro said it will offer reduced interest rates to help homeowners increase the energy efficiency of their homes.

• French banks are en marche in July green bond underwriting table

  11 August 2017

  BNP Paribas emerged as the biggest green bond underwriter in July, as French banks continued their assault on the high-profile market in a bid to seize the bragging rights from their American rivals.

• Insurers' three priorities to help meet SDGs

  10 August 2017

  The insurance sector should focus on three priority areas to help meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a report argues.

• ESG-themed ETFs see record inflows

  09 August 2017

  Environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed exchange-traded products attracted record inflows in July.

• Green bond round-up, 9 August 2017

  09 August 2017

  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued its eighth green bond, raising $1.25 billion.

• Cubico closes $450m of renewables projects in Mexico

  09 August 2017

  Cubico Sustainable Investments has raised $450 million in debt for the construction of 600MW of renewables projects in Mexico.

• GIP takes 50% stake in second offshore wind farm

  09 August 2017

  Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) of the US has agreed to pay Dong Energy €1.17 billion ($1.37 billion) for a 50% stake in the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.