News

• Private equity firm closes $300m environmental offset fund

  17 February 2016

  Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP), a US private equity firm, has raised $303 million for its latest environmental offset fund, Ecosystem Investment Partners III.

• EF BRIEFS: EIB, Luxcara, International Integrated Reporting Council

  17 February 2016

  German asset management firm Luxcara plans to launch a new European renewable energy fund before the end of the year.

• Apple takes $1.5bn bite out of green bond market

  17 February 2016

  Corporate giant Apple has priced a benchmark-sized green bond, in a "tremendous boost" to the fledgling market's prospects for attracting corporate issuers.

• Munifin set to issue €500m green bond in Q3

  17 February 2016

  Finnish public sector lender, Municipality Finance (Munifin), is set to issue its inaugural green bond, aiming to raise some €500 million ($557.9 million).

• S&P explains credit factors in rating offshore wind farms

  16 February 2016

  Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has unveiled its methodology for deciding on the credit rating of offshore wind farms, ahead of an anticipated boom in such projects.

• Dutch asset manager set to launch green bond fund

  16 February 2016

  A Dutch asset manager is set to launch a green bond fund, focusing on euro-denominated issues.

• Relaunched Pictet Environmental Megatrends strategy beats benchmark

  15 February 2016

  Pictet Asset Management's Environmental Megatrend Selection (EMS) strategy has outperformed the MSCI World, in its first full-year since being relaunched.

• EU carbon market weekly update - 15 February 2016

  15 February 2016

  Low auction volumes and colder weather may offer support to EU carbon prices this week, says Louis Redshaw

• EF BRIEFS: First Reserve, Capital Stage, Gestamp Solar, HSBC, BP, Yingli

  15 February 2016

  Energy investor First Reserve has acquired a US wind farm from Mariah Acquisition for an undisclosed sum.

• Morgan Stanley advises investors on reducing climate change impacts

  15 February 2016

  Morgan Stanley has developed a set of analysis tools to help investors gain a better understanding of the potential impact of climate change on their portfolios.