M&G launches private debt impact fund
UK asset manager M&G Investments has launched a fund focusing on private and illiquid debt that will…
Debt,Green Bonds,Investors
UK asset manager M&G Investments has launched a fund focusing on private and illiquid debt that will…
Debt,Green Bonds,Investors
US-based investment firm KKR has agreed to sell its 75% stake in UK water utility South Staffordshire…
Investors
London ‘super sewer’ developer Tideway has issued its third green bond, a £150 million ($214 million)…
Green Bonds,Investors
The shipping industry has placed carbon emissions reduction at the heart of its agenda following a long-awaited…
Carbon,Policy
Luxembourg pension reserve fund Fonds de Compensation (FDC) has made a request for proposals (RfP) for…
ESG,Green Bonds,Investors
The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has teamed up with the Transition Pathway…
Investors,Policy
Changes in credit ratings of solar energy projects have mostly been positive in recent years, thanks…
Debt,Renewables
An Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance has been set up by the Canadian government to help the country’s…
ESG,Investors,Policy
PKA has excluded 35 oil and gas companies from its investment portfolio based on concerns about their…
ESG,Investors,Stranded Assets
Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made its first equity commitment to Australia’s largest infrastructure…
Equity,Investors
Oil and gas giant Shell said there is “low risk” of it having stranded assets, and predicted as much…
Investors,Stranded Assets
The government of Lithuania has announced plans to issue a sovereign green bond “at the end of April”…
Green Bonds
Lloyd’s of London insurance syndicates have asked their capital providers for more than $500 million,…
Investors
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has revamped its framework for environmental reporting…
Corporate,Policy
The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published advice on how investors can engage…
ESG,Investors
A record 98GW was added to the world’s solar capacity in 2017 – more than for coal, oil and gas combined…
Investors,Renewables
Insured losses arising from natural disasters soared to $138 billion last year, almost three-times as…
Investors,Policy,Water
UBS has launched what it claims to be the first Asian portfolio to solely invest in stocks and bonds…
Debt,Equity,Investors
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has grown its third energy infrastructure fund to €3.5 billion…
Investors,Renewables
Environmental data and analysis firm Trucost has extended its coverage of the Japanese market to include…
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Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
Is managed decline the only way?