HSBC, IFC 'real economy' emerging market green bond fund raises $538m

A green bond fund launched by HSBC Global Asset Management and the International Finance Corporation…

Green Bonds,Investment

News round-up: Investors go to work on deforestation, DFIs go fossil fuel-free

€1.8trn of investors urge companies to tackle deforestation

2X Challenge publishes gender equality criteria for investors

The 2X Challenge to invest to improve gender equality has published investment criteria for private financiers,…

IMPACT

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

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,Investment,Stranded Assets

Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Asia conference

Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Asia conference saw the agreement of a deal that could help drive growth in the region, writes Michael Hurley.

Green Bonds

Green Bond Comment, March

At least $28 billion of new green bonds were issued in the first three months of 2018, according to preliminary data from the Environmental Finance Green Bonds Database.

Green Bonds

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 approves $315m of projects - but misses target

The Green Climate Fund has approved a further $315.2 million of funding for projects at its latest board…

Investment,Policy

Largest wind project in Africa secures €623m in financing

The biggest clean power energy project in Africa has taken a major leap forward by signing €623 million…

Finance,Investment