Pension funds must do more to push for low-carbon transition, says Lord Deben
The chair of the influential UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said the financial sector is beginning…
Carbon,ESG,Equity
Results for Repsol
The chair of the influential UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said the financial sector is beginning…
Carbon,ESG,Equity
Despite progress from European oil majors in strengthening their climate ambitions, analysis by the Transition…
Carbon,Equity
The pension board of the Church of England (CofE) has allocated £600 million ($780 million) to a fund…
Carbon,Equity,Stranded Assets
HSBC has downplayed the risk of 'stranded assets' in the oil and gas sectors, pointing to the likelihood…
Stranded Assets
Major investment firms have welcomed the mining giant Anglo American agreeing to align its lobbying activity…
Equity,Policy
Spanish oil and gas company Repsol has committed to align its lobbying practices with the aims of the…
Investment,Stranded Assets
None of the 50 largest oil and gas companies have aligned their emission intensity with a pathway that…
ESG,Investment,Policy
Heads were turned when it was recently revealed that just 17% of the market value of bonds contained in the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index would meet the proposed EU Taxonomy criteria – and thus be eligible to be verified in line with the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS).
Green Bonds
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has weighed in on the debate about the creation of a new market…
Green Bonds,Investment,Markets
A ‘climate action bond’ issued by natural gas infrastructure company Snam has reignited a debate around…
Green Bonds
The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) – an asset-owner led initiative backed by more than $9.3 trillion…
Equity,Investment
Danish pension fund PKA has said divestment is a possibility for 64 oil and gas companies with which…
Investment,Policy
A RMB1 billion ($150 million) bond to boost the efficiency of a 2GW coal-fired power plant in China has…
Green Bonds,Policy
I recently had an interesting chat with a leading green bond underwriter. He wanted to know whether I thought a green bond to finance energy-from-waste would be well received by the market.
Green Bonds
A 36% increase in new issues in the first six months of this year, combined with further signs of maturity in the market, suggest green bonds are entering their second decade in good health.
Green Bonds
Repsol's green bond rocked the green bond market in May by reigniting the 'what is green' debate.
Green Bonds
The exclusion of Repsol's bond from the main green bond indexes highlights that a lack of a clear definition of what is green is hindering the market, argues Keith Mullin.
Green Bonds
The controversy over Repsol's green bond continued to burn today after it emerged that it has been excluded…
Green Bonds
Spanish oil & gas company Repsol issued a controversial green bond that immediately raised concerns, mainly because it represents more investment in production that results in more carbon emissions, even if more efficiently. Marcio Viegas assesses the controversy
Green Bonds
Spanish oil company Repsol has issued a controversial €500 million ($543 million) green bond that will…
Debt,Green Bonds