News

  • Internet of things to 'usher in new epoch' for sustainable investors

    22 August 2016

    The growth of the internet of things (IoT) is set to usher in a new era for investors, and will prove a "gamechanger" in terms of achieving sustainability through innovation.

  • Nafin to issue LatAm's first green bond in domestic currency

    22 August 2016

    Mexico's Nacional Financiera (Nafin) is preparing to launch the first green bond from Latin America in a local currency, aiming raise $110 million.

  • NBAD set to launch Middle East's first green bond

    19 August 2016

    The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is gearing up to launch a $500 million green bond, the first from a Middle Eastern issuer.

  • French boutique asset manager launches €150m energy transition fund

    19 August 2016

    A French-boutique asset manager has launched a €150 million ($170 million) Energy Transition Fund.

  • Port of LA gears up for its inaugural green bond

    19 August 2016

    The Port of Los Angeles (LA) is gearing up to launch its inaugural green bond.

  • Reinsurers should reassess catastrophe exposure - S&P

    18 August 2016

    The likelihood of reinsurers failing to break even in a calendar year is now twice as likely than in 2012, owing to firms' exposure to certain catastrophe events, according to a report by rating agency S&P.

  • Measuring impact can lead to value for investors, says report

    18 August 2016

    There are five ways investors can benefit from measuring the impact of their investment activities, according to a report from Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).

  • Natural disasters cause $68bn of losses in H1

    18 August 2016

    A spate of thunderstorms in the US and Europe, and wildfires in Canada helped push the economic losses caused by natural disasters to $68 billion in the first half of 2016.

  • EF BRIEFS: Dong Energy, Scatec Solar, Amarenco

    17 August 2016

    Denmark's Dong Energy has been granted approval by the UK government to build the world's largest offshore wind farm.

  • Yieldco Pattern Energy buys wind stake after equity raise

    17 August 2016

    US yieldco Pattern Energy plans to buy a 50% stake in the 180MW Armow wind farm, using the proceeds of a recent equity raise.