GIG acquires 40% of 714MW wind farm for £1.6bn

The Green Investment Group (GIG) has invested £1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) in a 714MW wind farm in the…

Almost all CA100+ power utilities at risk of stranded assets

Most of the world’s largest power utilities that have coal capacity are at risk of making the transition…

Investors,Stranded Assets

Annual costs for impact reporting 'typically in €10k-€25k range'

A survey of green bond issuers and investors sheds light on how they approach impact reporting, says Björn Bergstrand

Green Bonds

Green and sustainability-linked loan market breaks $100bn barrier

The combined total of all green and sustainability-linked loans issued to date has reached about $111.5…

Debt,ESG

Pimco, AfDB, Iberdrola and ING elected to GBP executive committee

US investment management giant Pimco and Dutch bank ING are among four institutions to have been elected…

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

Corporates converge to increase sustainable finance influence

A group of Europe’s largest corporate issuers of green and sustainable bonds has created a forum to help…

ESG,Policy

Set climate targets, power sector told by investors with $11trn in assets

Twelve of Europe’s highest-emitting power companies have been instructed to set out Paris-aligned transition…

Investors,Policy,Stranded Assets

SDG tool highlights climate and ocean risks

A number of companies have scored badly for handling the negative impacts on certain Sustainable Development…

Corporate,ESG,Investors

ScottishPower sells last gas asset to complete shift to renewables

ScottishPower has become the first integrated energy company in the UK to shift completely from coal…

Investors,Renewables

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan invests C$200m in energy storage firm

The C$189.5 billion ($144.3 billion) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has committed to invest C$200 million…

Investors

The green and sustainability loan market: ready for take-off

Green and sustainability loans are the hot new trend in sustainable finance. Could they outgrow the booming green bond market, ask Nick Roumpis and Peter Cripps.

Debt

Green bonds round-up, 4 July

Spanish utility Iberdrola has returned to the market with its tenth green bond. The €750 million deal…

Green Bonds

Climate Action 100+ expands its reach and attracts new backers

An additional 61 companies have been added to Climate Action 100+ list, increasing the reach of the investor-backed…

Carbon,ESG,Investors

LGIM announces exclusions from its £5bn Future World Funds

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has named the companies it regards as leaders and laggards…

ESG,Equity,Investors

Board governance drives sustainability performance but companies still "have work to do"

Many large companies' governance of sustainability issues is rudimentary or piecemeal, a Ceres study…

ESG,Investors

Trucost launches SDG Evaluation Tool

Trucost has launched an evaluation tool to help companies identify business risks and opportunities aligned…

ESG

Iberdrola revisits green hybrid market with €700m issue

Iberdrola has made good on its promise to raise more green capital in 2018 by issuing its second green…

Debt,Green Bonds,Renewables

Crédit Agricole becomes leading green bond underwriter

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CACIB) has seized the title of leading underwriter in the…

Debt,Green Bonds

Corporates confirm their commitment to green bonds

A group of Europe's largest industrial issuers of green bonds have made a formal pledge to promote the…

Green Bonds