Blueprints to boost nature conservation investment unveiled

A set of blueprints has been published to help boost private investment in forest and marine conservation,…

Investors

Natixis launches sustainable equity fund

Natixis Investment Managers has launched a sustainable equity fund, aiming to maximise exposure to non-US…

Equity,Investors

Green bond comment, December: Investors in Mexico airport bond adopt brace position!

Moody's has downgraded its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) on the $6 billion of bonds from Mexico City Airport Trust, from GB1 (the top score) to GB5 (the bottom score).

Mirova renewables infra fund makes €250m first close

Mirova has raised €250 million ($286 million) in a first close of a fund that will invest mainly in greenfield…

Investors,Renewables

Investors turning attention to deforestation risks, says Ceres

Investors are increasingly engaging companies to better manage deforestation risks in their supply chains…

ESG,Investors

Is the future worth investing for?

As the innovative Land Degradation Neutrality fund reaches a $100 million first close, Monique Barbut, Ambroise Fayolle, Rémy Rioux and Philippe Zaouati explain the role of sustainable land management in promoting resilience to climate disasters.

Equity,Investors

Natixis proposes toolkit to tackle SDG-washing

Investors are "massively dissatisfied" with the way companies report their contributions to the UN Sustainable…

ESG,Investors

The growing pains of green bond funds

A lack of size, diversification and awareness are among the main challenges facing the fledgling green bond market, a poll of fund managers has revealed. Molly Wilson reports

Debt

People Moves: BlackRock, Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions, AP4, ING, Lightsource BP, European Investment Bank, IIGCC, DNCA Finance and FRC

BlackRock has lost one of the leaders of its push into impact investing, Environmental Finance has learned.

People

Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee

The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its…

Green Bonds

Members of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance announced

The European Commission has announced the members of its Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.

Investors

Finance for Tomorrow elects new board

Finance for Tomorrow – an initiative to promote Paris as a centre of sustainable finance – has elected…

ESG,Investors,Policy

Final HLEG report marks giant strides for sustainable finance globally

The final High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) report was released today, marking a…

ESG,Investors,Policy

Regulations could limit sustainable bank financing, HLEG warns

Current and proposed regulations could hinder banks from making more sustainable loans, HLEG says.

Debt,ESG,Investors,Policy

HLEG final report turns its gaze to natural capital

HLEG's final report expands on its interim report significantly by adding separate sections devoted to…

ESG,Investors,Policy

Natixis becomes latest firm to stop lending tar sands and Arctic oil

Natixis has been added to the growing list of financial institutions that are walking away from tar sands…

Policy

$300m fund launched to combat land degradation

Mirova, the sustainable investment arm of French bank Natixis, has formally launched the Land Degradation…

Equity

BlackRock and Aviva Investors to speak at Green Equities 2017 conference

Big hitters including Aviva Investors' Steve Waygood and John McKinley, director of the impact investing…

Equity

NN IP endorses dedicated green bond allocation for investors

Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners has called on investors to dedicate a separate part of their…

ESG,Green Bonds,Investors

Green bond funds poised to break through $2bn mark

The value of green bond funds is fast approaching the $2 billion mark after a spate of launches in the…

Green Bonds