News

  • Study aims to uncover investor attitudes to natural capital investments

    12 August 2019

    A study of the level of investment from private financial institutions into natural capital has been launched by Environmental Finance in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.

  • Food sector will have to improve climate strategies, says HSBC

    12 August 2019

    Food businesses, across the supply chain, will begin to feel much greater pressure from the public to have more sustainable practices and put in place ambitious climate strategies, according to HSBC.

  • Partners Group adds to Australian wind portfolio

    12 August 2019

    Partners Group, a private markets investment manager with about €80 billion ($91 billion) under management, has made a fifth major commitment to Australia’s renewable energy market.

  • WCI Carbon Market Update, 12 August 2019

    12 August 2019

    Next week’s auction could see a CCA clearance price below the level achieved in May, but Nicholas Girod* remains bullish on the market’s prospects

  • People Moves: Circulate, Eurizon

    12 August 2019

    Circulate’s CEO relocates to Singapore and Chelini heads Eurizon’s new sustainability team

  • KKR's Global Impact Fund exceeds $1bn

    12 August 2019

    Private equity giant KKR has raised more than $1 billion for its Global Impact Fund. The firm did not disclose how much the fund is targeting or when it will close.

  • Lekela reaches $330m close on 250MW Egyptian wind project

    08 August 2019

    Renewables platform Lekela Power has reached financial close of its 250MW wind project in Egypt, raising $330 million.

  • Moody's upsizes its 2019 green bond prediction to more than $200bn

    08 August 2019

    Moody's predicts green bond issuance to exceed $200 billion this year, following a record-breaking second quarter and first half of the year. It had earlier predicted the market to hit $200 billion in 2019.

  • Bonds round-up: BART, KfW, San Diego, Mitsui, IBRD, EDC, Ottawa

    07 August 2019

    San Francisco BART raises $644m, KfW issues its first HK$ denominated green bond and more

  • GPIF to buy ADB green bonds

    07 August 2019

    The world’s largest pension fund has committed to purchase green bonds issued by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).