News

  • Environmental Finance Green Bond Awards open for entries

    04 January 2017

    After another record-breaking year for the green bond market, Environmental Finance is preparing to honour the market leaders as it calls for entries for its annual Green Bond Awards.

  • Green bonds round-up

    04 January 2017

    Chinese property company Modern Land has issued a $150 million tap of its inaugural green bond.

  • ​Pension fund licenses two ESG indexes

    04 January 2017

    Two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes have been licensed to a pension fund.

  • Italy's biggest renewables project bond is refinanced

    04 January 2017

    Italian renewables developer Azienda Solare Italiana (ASI) has refinanced the country's largest renewable energy project bond as part of a "landmark" €131 million ($136 million) financing deal.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 3 January 2017

    03 January 2017

    he holiday period led to large increases in the EUA price, as a lack of auction supply and rising power prices helped propel carbon above €6.50.

  • France to launch green bond roadshow this week

    03 January 2017

    France is slated to become the second country to issue a green bond after it announced it will launch a roadshow on Friday, with a bond expected before the end of the month.

  • NY Green Bank closes first energy storage deal

    03 January 2017

    New York (NY) Green Bank has closed a $25 million loan deal with battery manufacturer Plug Power to supply energy storage systems to warehouse vehicles in the city.

  • Mirova mulls US expansion for green bond fund

    02 January 2017

    French socially responsible investor (SRI) Mirova is mulling the possible launch of a US dollar green bond fund targeted at US investors, according to sources familiar to the matter.

  • European Commission names 20-strong sustainable finance commitee

    23 December 2016

    The European Commission has named a 20-strong committee charged with helping "hardwire sustainability" into EU financial policy.

  • Water risk 'not currently priced into investment analysis'

    22 December 2016

    Investors are not currently pricing in water risk into their analysis, even though it is "a powder keg" and a potential catalyst for sudden change, according to one investment bank.