News

  • ERAFP to invest €50m combating climate change

    18 May 2017

    French public sector pension fund ERAFP will invest €50 million ($55.6 million) to combat climate change, in addition to money it has already committed to socially responsible investments.

  • Finance sector gets guidance on Natural Capital Protocol

    17 May 2017

    Guidance has been issued to provide financial institutions with a structured framework to identify, measure and value natural capital within their banking, investment and insurance activities.

  • Impact investments meet or exceed expected returns, says GIIN

    17 May 2017

    Return from impact investments overwhelmingly meet or exceed the expectations of the investors, according to a survey by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).

  • Green bond round-up, 17 May 2017

    17 May 2017

    German mortgage lender Berlin Hyp is set to return to the green bond market with its second euro-denominated covered green bond.

  • Asian asset owners starting to 'leapfrog' other regions in ESG, says MSCI

    17 May 2017

    Asset owners in Asia are beginning to leapfrog those in Europe and the US in terms of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investments, according to MSCI.

  • Wheb details impact of its sustainability fund

    17 May 2017

    Specialist investment firm Wheb Asset Management has estimated the environmental impact of its FP Wheb Sustainability fund and said that all the fund's holdings directly support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Private equity firm Actis boosts LatAm renewables portfolio

    16 May 2017

    London –based investment firm Actis has bought two wind farms in Brazil, with a combined generating capacity of 346MW, from Brazilian project developer Casa dos Ventos.

  • Obvion prepares second green bond

    16 May 2017

    Obvion, the largest mortgage lender in the Netherlands, is gearing up to issue its second green asset backed security (ABS).

  • KfW tightens sustainability criteria for €25bn liquidity portfolio

    16 May 2017

    German development bank KfW has introduced new rules to strengthen the sustainability impact of its liquidity portfolio.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 15 May 2017

    15 May 2017

    If clean-dark spreads remain at current levels, there is a chance of an upward move in EU Allowance (EUA) prices this week, says Louis Redshaw.