Green bond round-up: Société du Grand Paris, Duke Energy, ReNew Power, Kommuninvest, World Bank, Santa Fe
Green Bonds
Results for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Green Bonds
The world's largest green bond fund bought more green-labelled issuance in its first year than originally anticipated, Frédéric Samama tells Michael Hurley
Green Bonds
European issuers, investors and regulators are in the driving seat as the green bond market prepares for further growth, says Graham Cooper.
Green Bonds,Investors,Policy
Barclays plans to grow its investments in green bonds to £4 billion ($5 billion), having already broken…
ESG,Green Bonds,Investors
MuenchenerHyp set the coupon on its debut five-year green Pfandbrief at 0.250% and priced the deal at…
Green Bonds
The European Commission has a highly ambitious target – to develop a taxonomy to define what is green and act as a compass for sustainable finance. But there's a long and rocky road ahead for this controversial initiative, find Nick Roumpis and Peter Cripps
Debt,Investors,Policy
Frédéric Samama has been a key mover in the Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition, the creation of low-carbon indexes, and now the world's biggest green bond fund. He talks to Peter Cripps
Equity,Green Bonds,Investors,Stranded Assets
Financing of climate-related projects by multilateral development banks (MDBs) soared 28% last year to…
Carbon,Investors,Policy
More than 100 delegates gathered at Environmental Finance's conference on water, hosted by the London Stock Exchange, to discuss an investment opportunity worth about $7.5 trillion, writes Michael Hurley.
ESG,Investors,Water
The world's biggest green bond fund was officially launched today, having raised $1.42 billion to buy…
Green Bonds
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $500 million to a pilot programme that will finance REDD+…
Carbon,Investors
The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) decision to rehabilitate a Soviet era dam in Tajikistan has been labelled…
Water
Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed James McGinnis as chief executive officer (CEO) to run its newly…
People
Impax Asset Management has completed the sale of a 107.7MW portfolio of wind farms in Finland to German…
Carbon,Debt,ESG,Equity,Renewables
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has priced its largest ever green bond, in…
Green Bonds
With a slew of 'sustainability' bonds coming to market in recent weeks, Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at what the trend – and an imminent set of Social Bond Principles – means for the green bond market
Green Bonds
The Financial Stability Board's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures has extended its feedback…
Corporate,Debt,Green Bonds,Investors,Markets,Policy,Renewables
EBRD issues IDR700bn green bond
Debt,Equity,Green Bonds
A new set of climate changes principles for the banking industry are set to be launched on Monday, Environmental…
Debt,Investors,COP
A group of development banks has published updated impact reporting guidelines for green bond issuers,…
Green Bonds
Insurance & Climate Risk EMEA 2018
Green Equities 2018
Green Bonds Americas 2018
Fixed Income and ESG, featuring the Green Bonds Europe conference
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
Is managed decline the only way?