News

• Asian sustainability bond index launched

  16 December 2019

  Consultancy firm Carbon Care Asia and German index provider Solactive have launched an index to track the performance of sustainable bonds in Asia.

• Goldman Sachs' environmental policy 'a crucial first step' for US banks

  16 December 2019

  Goldman Sachs' updated environmental policy marks "a crucial first step, among US banks, on ending financing for the expansion of oil and gas", according to a group of NGOs.

• First State asks US companies for more SDG-aligned information

  16 December 2019

  The managers of First State Investments' Sustainable Listed Infrastructure fund have made disclosing in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a key part of their efforts to improve US companies' "patchy" sustainability-related disclosures.

• CBI launches waste management industry accreditation criteria

  16 December 2019

  Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has launched its green bond standard covering the waste management industry.

• Market valuations are not pricing climate risk

  13 December 2019

  Nearly nine in ten (87%) of investors do not believe markets are consistently and correctly pricing climate risks into company and sector valuations.

• Environmental Finance reveals the annual Market Rankings Winners

  13 December 2019

  Environmental Finance is proud to announce the winners of its 20th Annual Market Rankings.

• Nomura buys investment bank Greentech Capital Advisors

  13 December 2019

  Japanese bank Nomura has proposed to buy sustainability-focused investment bank Greentech Capital Advisors (GCA), in its first deal since the financial crisis.

• European passive ESG bond fund market 'ripe for growth'

  12 December 2019

  The market for environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused European passive bond funds is "ripe" for rapid growth, according to a report.

• Cubico sells stake in UK wind and solar portfolio

  12 December 2019

  Renewables firm Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico) has agreed to sell a 49% equity stake in its UK operational wind and solar portfolio to GLIL Infrastructure (GLIL), the £1.8 billion infrastructure fund backed by Northern Local Government Pension Scheme and Local Pensions Partnership.

• Langham Hospitality Investments signs first Asian hospitality sustainability loan

  12 December 2019

  Langham Hospitality Investments has secured sustainability-linked loans worth HK$7.5 billion ($960 million), the first by an Asian-listed hospitality firm.