News

• Australia's ANZ to issue green bond

  22 May 2015

  The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) will issue its first green bond, to refinance a loan book for green projects.

• Natural disasters are major emerging risk, warns Swiss Re

  21 May 2015

  Large natural disasters are among the top four 'high impact' emerging risks identified by Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company, in a recent report.

• US solar firm readies itself for IPO

  21 May 2015

  US renewables firm Principal Solar plans to list on Nasdaq in a bid to raise up to $31.6 million.

• ABN Amro to roadshow Euro green bond

  21 May 2015

  Dutch bank ABN Amro is making moves to enter the green bond market.

• Overlooking ESG breaches fiduciary duty, says Generation

  20 May 2015

  The former vice-president of the US, Al Gore, has condemned investors that disregard the stranded assets debate as "absurd", and his company is calling for sustainability assessments to be part of investors' fiduciary duty.

• France's Hollande welcomes green bonds, decarbonisation initiatives

  20 May 2015

  French president Francois Hollande has hailed the importance of green bonds and portfolio decarbonisation initiatives in the run up to the UN climate change summit in December.

• JLEN confirms £45m goal for latest share offering

  20 May 2015

  John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has confirmed that it aims to raise £45 million ($70 million) from the share offering it announced last month.

• Failure at Paris climate talks 'would not halt Impax's progress'

  20 May 2015

  The argument for environmentally-themed investing will remain compelling even if politicians fail to reach a strong climate change agreement in Paris in December, according to Impax Asset Management.

• TerraForm Global raises $175m ahead of IPO

  20 May 2015

  TerraForm Global, the second 'yieldco' to be launched by US renewables giant SunEdison, has raised $175 million in equity financing ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO).

• Swedish firm's green bond to begin trading on Nasdaq Stockholm

  20 May 2015

  Swedish property firm Wallenstam said the prospectus for its green bond, designed to finance its subsidiary Svensk NaturEnergi, has been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.