News

• People Moves: Moody's, South Pole, RobecoSAM, Renovate, GSC

  16 June 2017

  Henry Shilling is to retire from Moody's Investor Service at the end of the month.

• GBPs appoint first Chinese member of executive committee

  15 June 2017

  Bank of China has become the first Chinese player to join the executive committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).

• Green bond round-up - 14 June

  14 June 2017

  German mortgage lender Berlin Hyp has priced its second 'green Pfandbrief' – its third green bond –raising €500 million ($560 million).

• GBPs issues Social Bond Principles and guidelines for sustainability bonds

  14 June 2017

  A set of Social Bond Principles (SBP) has been published to promote transparency and integrity in the growing market for 'social bonds'. Guidelines covering 'sustainability bonds' have also been issued by the Green Bond Principles (GBP).

• Morgan Stanley forms sustainability bond council

  14 June 2017

  Morgan Stanley has launched a Global Sustainability Bond Leadership Council to oversee the development of its green, social and sustainability bond franchise.

• Australian asset managers urged to divest from coal

  14 June 2017

  Australian investors are having their assets endangered by portfolio managers who do not understand the climate risk to their shareholdings, environmental finance pressure group Market Forces said.

• NN IP calls for green bond issuers to use KPIs

  14 June 2017

  NN Investment Partners (IP) has called for green bond issuers to report on quantitative key performance indicators (KPIs) to boost transparency and interest from investors.

• Apple returns to green bond market

  14 June 2017

  Consumer electronics giant Apple has returned to the green bond market with its second deal.

• ShareAction takes over Asset Owners Disclosure Project

  13 June 2017

  ShareAction has taken over leadership of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) to further its responsible investment message in US and Australian markets.

• Japanese renewable energy has 'stalled' - Orix

  13 June 2017

  The introduction of new renewable energy in Japan has 'stalled' as the government views nuclear as cheaper, according to one environmental investor in the country.