Private banks double the number of sustainable funds offered

Private banks have doubled the number of sustainability-themed funds they offer, compared with a year…

ESG,Investors

One-third of banking sector signs Principles for Responsible Banking

A set of principles designed to hardwire sustainability into the global banking industry has been formally…

Debt,ESG,Equity,Policy

People Moves: Goldman Sachs, GRI, Metzler

People

Bond round-up: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

Green Bonds

Bond round-up: Chile, Korea, Engie, CDC, Vattenfall, BayWa, RATP … and more

Green Bonds

ESMA urges EU Commission to increase sustainability regulation

The European Commission has been urged by an EU supervisory authority to introduce regulation, rather…

Green Bonds,Policy

Coal utilities boosted by €16bn since Paris Agreement, say NGOs

Eight financial institutions have given Europe's 'most polluting utilities' almost €16 billion ($17 billion)…

Debt,Equity,Investors,Stranded Assets

Stephanie Sfakianos to leave BNP Paribas

Stephanie Sfakianos, head of sustainable capital markets, will depart from BNP Paribas.

People

27 firms sign up to green finance principles for Belt and Road

A set of green financing guidelines for China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has received backing from…

ESG,Investors,Policy

People Moves: BNP Paribas Asset Management, Allianz GI, BlackRock, Pivot Power, Green Investment Group and Renewables Consulting Group

Gabriel Wilson-Otto has joined BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) as head of stewardship for Asia-Pacific…

People

Investors face rising biomass risks, says ShareAction

Investors are exposed to increasing financial and reputational risks from investments in biomass energy,…

Carbon,ESG,Investors

Green bonds round-up, 16 January

Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising…

Green Bonds

Set sustainable lending policy to reap reward, emerging market banks told

Banks operating in Southeast Asia and parts of Latin America have an ‘historic opportunity’ to reap multi-trillion-dollar…

Debt

Henkel signs €1.5bn sustainability-linked loan

Chemical and consumer goods company Henkel has signed a €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) loan, which will…

Debt,Investors

Green Bonds round-up, 12 December

Swedish bank SEB has predicted that total green bond issuance could reach $240 billion in 2019, despite…

Green Bonds

Green bond round-up, 21 Nov

US real estate company Boston Properties has raised $1 billion from its inaugural green bond.

Green Bonds

IBRD marks 10 years of green bonds with $1.2bn issue

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has issued…

Green Bonds,Investors

Sustainable finance has yet to be fully integrated in Germany's banks, says report

While sustainable finance hasn't reached the core business of Germany's financial institutions, the topic…

ESG

Green bond round-up, 11 July 2018

Green Bonds

Can the private sector save the Green Climate Fund?

Last week's unproductive board meeting highlights the need for the Green Climate Fund to reform, says Alexandra Tracy

Policy