$26trn impact investment opportunity waiting to be unlocked, says IFC
Investors’ appetite for impact investing could be as high as $26 trillion globally, according to estimates…
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Investors’ appetite for impact investing could be as high as $26 trillion globally, according to estimates…
Investors
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has bought its first green bonds, snapping up a $500…
ESG,Green Bonds,Investors
The Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 feature several repeat winners alongside many new names, as 13 extra categories were added this year in response to the rapid growth of social and sustainability bonds.
Green Bonds,Investors
The South Korea-based fund should seek to derisk investments and explore innovative solutions such as resilience bonds, argues Alexandra Tracy
Policy
People
UBS has called on the financial sector and policymakers to simplify and standardise investing in the…
ESG,Investors
What are the areas to watch for responsible investing in 2019, asks Peter Cripps
The publication of the first official policy guidance for Chinese investors on integrating environmental,…
ESG,Investors
A draft set of four characteristics that define impact investors has been launched, in a bid to help…
Investors
Jingdong Hua has been appointed as vice president and treasurer of the World Bank, and will start his…
People
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative have…
ESG,Equity,Policy
Total assets under management (AuM) in green bond funds has more than doubled since July 2017, to $5.34…
Green Bonds,Investors
SEB observes ‘considerable’ slowdown in July issuance
Green Bonds
Renewables platform Lekela Power has reached financial close for the first ever utility-scale wind project…
Investors,Renewables
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has invested, on behalf of unnamed clients, in a private placement…
Debt,Green Bonds,Renewables
Terna, the operator of the Italian electricity grid, has entered the green bond market for the first…
Green Bonds
A significant increase in the level of private finance being channelled into forest conservation is required in order to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement, a roundtable organised by Environmental Finance and Finance for Forests heard. Michael Hurley reports
KBC Group, a leading Belgian financial institution, has issued its first green bond – a five-year, €500…
Green Bonds
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
The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its…
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?