News

  • Foresight fund among backers of anaerobic digestion plants

    21 June 2016

    A total of £26.8 million ($39 million) has been raised for two anaerobic digestion plants in Northern Ireland that run on animal waste.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 21 June 2016

    21 June 2016

    A UK vote to leave the EU could see the price of EU Allowances plunge through the support level of €5.65 this week, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Green bond market to reach between $50bn and $75bn, according to market survey

    21 June 2016

    The green bond market will reach between $50 billion and $75 billion of new issuance in 2016, according to a survey.

  • NN Investment Partners plans listed equities impact fund

    20 June 2016

    Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners is planning to launch an impact fund targeting global listed equities.

  • People Moves - 17 June 2016

    17 June 2016

    The latest moves at CPI, Trina Solar and S&P DJI

  • SBAB sees price tightening on first Swedish bank green bond

    17 June 2016

    SBAB Bank has priced a SEK2 billion ($239 million) green bond, making it the first Swedish commercial bank to tap the market.

  • Green Bond Principles revised to improve transparency

    16 June 2016

    Better reporting and more transparency are the key aims of the latest edition of the Green Bond Principles (GBP), the self-regulatory guidelines shaping the fast-growing market.

  • GBPs rule against 'pure-play green bonds'

    16 June 2016

    Pure-play companies - those that derive most or all of their revenues from green activities - should not automatically label their bonds as green, according to a clarification in the latest iteration of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).

  • Green Bond Principles social bond annex revealed

    16 June 2016

    The Green Bond Principles (GPBs) has published a social bonds annex in the latest version of the voluntary guidelines.

  • Eurosif revises mission under new head

    15 June 2016

    The pan-European sustainable investment forum, Eurosif, has revised its strategy under its recently appointed head Flavia Micilotta.