Cicero pilots Shades of Green assessment of corporates

Cicero plans to extend use of its Shades of Green methodology to assess the transition strategy of corporates.

Debt,Equity

'Rice bonds' could boost climate resilience, say consultants

New finance solutions, such as bonds attached to sustainable rice harvesting, are urgently needed to…

Green Bonds

The ESG data files, part six: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward

Requests for strategic information about the risks and opportunities posed by climate change have proved a step too far for many. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report

Equity,Investors,Stranded Assets

Bonds round-up: KfW, DKB, Orsted, RBS ... and more

Debt,Green Bonds

Cubico agrees first green loan for Italian wind assets

Renewables firm Cubico Sustainable Investments has achieved financial close on its first green loan for…

Renewables

Aquaculture precipitating the 'collapse of fish stocks', says NGO

Fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) used in global aquaculture supply chains, as aquafeed, are precipitating…

ESG,IMPACT

Singapore REIT secures S$200m green loan

Singapore-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) has secured a S$200 million…

Debt

$150m green bond for oil tanker fleet in pipeline

Teekay Shuttle Tankers, a Canadian shipowner specialising in oil and gas transportation is looking to…

Green Bonds

Voting opens for Environmental Finance's 20th Annual Market Rankings

Voting has begun in Environmental Finance's Annual Market Rankings (LINK) – the largest and most closely…

Carbon,ESG,Renewables

Insurance and Climate Risk Americas 2019

Delegates at Environmental Finance’s Insurance and Climate Risk Americas conference in New York heard how climate-related legislation is racing up the agenda in the US, Michael Hurley reports

Insurance

A Canadian take on sustainability

Canada's resource-intensive economy can be a sustainability transition model for others, Tiff Macklem, chair of Canada's Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, tells Michael Hurley

Green Bonds,Policy

First US state financial regulator joins NGFS

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) has become the first US state financial…

ESG,Policy,Insurance

Sustainability bond labels can be a case of ‘splitting hairs’

The transition bond label is unnecessary and can amount to ‘splitting hairs’ over the perceived sustainability…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

Taxonomy moving in the right direction but still too complex, says Cicero

The second draft of the EU’s taxonomy of climate-related economic activities is an improvement on the…

Green Bonds,Policy

Rise of sustainable CLOs to grow universe of ESG-friendly companies – Moody’s

The growth of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) that incorporate sustainability factors is set to…

Debt

Japanese regulator to review stewardship code for institutional investors

Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is to review the Japanese stewardship…

ESG,Investors

EU green bond standard ‘likely to kill’ second party opinions

The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we…

Green Bonds,Policy

People Moves: Citi, BlackRock, ClientEarth

Eckhart retires from Citi, O'Flynn appointed BAI Head of Sustainable Investing and more

People

‘Watershed moment’ for NGFS as international standard setters join

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors…

Policy

Environmental Finance launches ESG data guide

Environmental Finance has launched its Guide to ESG data providers, detailing more than 100 products…

ESG