News

• Brexit could weaken UK's environmental policy, warns S&P

  04 August 2016

  The UK's decision to leave the European Union could lead to weaker environmental policies, warned Mike Wilkins, head of global environmental and climate research at ratings agency Standard & Poor's.

• NTPC prices first ever corporate green 'Masala' bond

  04 August 2016

  India's National Thermal Power Company (NTPC) has priced the first ever green 'Masala' bond from a corporate issuer, raising INR20 billion ($370 million).

• Swiss Re unveils novel disaster insurance product for Chinese farmers

  03 August 2016

  Swiss Re has agreed a reinsurance contract with China's Heilongjiang province and a local insurer, to protect farmers against financial losses caused by natural disasters.

• ING increases sustainable lending by 16.7%

  03 August 2016

  Dutch lender ING Bank has increased its sustainability lending for the first half of the year to €27 billion ($30 billion), an increase of 16.7% compared to the same period last year.

• EF BRIEFS: Trina Solar, Aurora

  02 August 2016

  Trina Solar, a leading maker of solar photovoltaic modules, has entered into a 'definitive agreement' with a consortium of investors to take the company private.

• Green bond market gets its first 'panda' issue

  02 August 2016

  A Hong Kong-based water company has issued what it claims is the first green 'panda bond'.

• Latin American supranational debuts green bond

  02 August 2016

  A Latin American supranational bank has issued its first green bond, into the Uridashi market.

• EF BRIEFS: Tesla, BNP Paribas, World Bank, NextEnergy

  01 August 2016

  Electric car company Tesla has agreed to buy SolarCity, a leading provider of small-scale solar energy installations for $2. 6 billion.

• Aegon keen on green residential mortgage-backed securities

  01 August 2016

  Dutch insurer Aegon has called for more supply of green residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) after investing €60 million ($67 million) in the world's first in May.

• EU carbon market weekly update - 1 August 2016

  01 August 2016

  Despite the looming August auction slowdown, EUA prices failed to find any lasting upside last week. Prices closed the week at €4.43, a week-on-week fall of 13c (2.85%). With the holiday season in full swing across Europe, trade volumes and price movements were muted, with just a 29c trading range.