News

• NYSE allows Yingli to stay after share price hike

  07 January 2016

  Chinese solar panel maker Yingli Green Energy has dodged exclusion from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after executing a reverse stock split to increase the price of its shares.

• ITC extension won't replicate 2016 build rate in 2017

  07 January 2016

  The extension of investment tax credits (ITC) is expected to boost solar construction in the US by 25GW over the next five years, but won't stop build rates crashing next year, according to a respected analyst.

• Green bond market ends 2015 on a high as it breaks records

  06 January 2016

  A spate of green bond issuance ahead of COP21 led the market to break previous records, finishing the year at more than $40 billion.

• EF's Deals of the Year awards open for nominations

  06 January 2016

  Nominations are now being accepted for the ninth annual Environmental Finance Deals of the Year awards.

• EF BRIEFS: AP3, Trig, VW, Vigeo, Eiris, United Wind, Forum Equity Partners

  06 January 2016

  Swedish national pension fund AP3 has ramped up its sustainability efforts, pledging to halve its carbon footprint by 2018 and triple its investment in green bonds.

• El Nino supresses natural catastrophe losses for 2015, says Munich Re

  06 January 2016

  Insured losses from natural catastrophes fell to about $27 billion in 2015 from $31 billion the previous year, thanks in part to the El Nino climate phenomenon, according to Munich Re.

• EIB issues its first green bond of 2016

  06 January 2016

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) got the green bond market to a flying start issuing €500 million ($536 million) notes.

• OPIC green guarantees rise to nearly $350m following spate of issues

  06 January 2016

  The US government-backed Overseas Private Investor Corporation (OPIC) issued a spate of 'green guarantees' towards the end of 2015, bringing the total amount it has raised and outstanding through these instruments to nearly $350 million.

• Most studies since 1970 show ESG boosts financial returns

  05 January 2016

  The majority of studies into the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on investments have concluded that integrating these considerations boosts returns, according to a report.

• Aegon invests €45m in German wind park

  05 January 2016

  Aegon Asset Management has bought €45 million ($48.4 million) of project bonds issued by an offshore wind farm.