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GPIF partners with EBRD on green and social bonds

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development…

Green Bonds

EU spawns global sustainable finance platform

The EU has launched an initiative to collaborate with other countries around the world on sustainable…

Policy

Dai-Ichi Life invests $200m in green and sustainability bonds

Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY21.6 billion ($200 million) in green and sustainability bonds…

Green Bonds,Investors,Insurance

Green bond round-up: Société du Grand Paris, Duke Energy, ReNew Power, Kommuninvest, World Bank, Santa Fe

Green Bonds

Amundi's one-year-old green bond fund 'ahead of schedule'

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

Green bond comment, February: Europe shows the way

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 double green bond investments to £4bn

Barclays plans to grow its investments in green bonds to £4 billion ($5 billion), having already broken…

ESG,Green Bonds,Investors

Green bond round-up, 7 November 2018

MuenchenerHyp set the coupon on its debut five-year green Pfandbrief at 0.250% and priced the deal at…

Green Bonds

The anatomy of a taxonomy

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

Amundi's early mover

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

Development bank finance for climate projects jumps 28%

Financing of climate-related projects by multilateral development banks (MDBs) soared 28% last year to…

Carbon,Investors,Policy

Water: managing risk and embracing opportunity

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

IFC and Amundi close world's largest green bond fund

The world's biggest green bond fund was officially launched today, having raised $1.42 billion to buy…

Green Bonds

Green Climate Fund makes $892m commitments

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $500 million to a pilot programme that will finance REDD+…

Carbon,Investors

GCF rehabilitating hydro is 'shameful' - NGO

The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) decision to rehabilitate a Soviet era dam in Tajikistan has been labelled…

Water

People Moves: Mainstream, Manulife, EBRD

Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed James McGinnis as chief executive officer (CEO) to run its newly…

People

EF BRIEFS: Impax; CBL Markets; Urban development

Impax Asset Management has completed the sale of a 107.7MW portfolio of wind farms in Finland to German…

Carbon,Debt,ESG,Equity,Renewables

EBRD issues its biggest ever green bond

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has priced its largest ever green bond, in…

Green Bonds

Green bonds turn social

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