HSBC and IFC real economy green bond fund raises $470m

HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) and the International Finance Corporation announced their green…

Green Bonds

Deutsche Bank sets 'ambitious' sustainability targets

Deutsche Bank outlined targets which will see the German lender boost sustainability assets to over €200…

Debt,Green Bonds

Emerging market green bond issuance jumps a fifth in 2019

Green bond issuance across emerging markets jumped a fifth in 2019, a report by Amundi Asset Management…

Green Bonds

Dai-ichi Life boosts sustainable investments with Covid-related bonds

Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life has increased its investments in social and sustainability bonds by about…

Debt,Green Bonds,Insurance

Robeco launches green bond fund

Robeco has launched a global green bond fund amid the "attractive opportunities" presented by the market…

Green Bonds

A principled approach to impact

The Operating Principles for Impact are set to bring increased transparency to impact investing, the IFC's Neil Gregory tells Michael Hurley, on the first anniversary of their launch.

ESG Data,IMPACT

Covid-19 bonds expose limitations of EU Green Bond Standard, says ISS-ESG

The flurry of new bonds raising funds to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic are examples of innovative debt…

ESG,Green Bonds

External reviewers under EU green bond standard will 'still have some flexibility'

Verifiers under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) would still have some flexibility in how they reach…

Green Bonds,Policy

Sovereign green bond pricing strong amid demand, says CBI

A handful of sovereign green bonds have attracted a 'greenium', research by the Climate Bonds Initiative…

Green Bonds

Covid-19 slams the brakes on green bond issuance

Issuance of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds slowed dramatically in the first three months…

Green Bonds

Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2020

Environmental Finance's Bond Awards were expanded again this year to reflect the growth and…

Green Bonds,Investment

Rio Tinto warns industry lobby on thermal coal advocacy

Mining giant Rio Tinto has delivered a dusting down to a significant Australian industry lobby for its…

Carbon,Policy

AfDB issues $3bn coronavirus bond, as ICMA prepares SBPs guidance

Debt,ESG

Stimulus packages could give 'green lining' to coronavirus cloud

Governments have an opportunity to use their significant fiscal responses to the coronavirus pandemic to help rather than hinder long-term progress on climate action. Ahren Lester explains.

Debt,Policy,Renewables

Expect limit to EU Taxonomy alignment by global peers

Partial alignment with the EU Taxonomy by some international peers may be the most investors can expect…

Green Bonds,Policy

Carney: sovereigns benefit from green bond market 'success story'

Former Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney has described green bonds as a "success story", while…

Debt,Green Bonds

EU Taxonomy to be reference in innovating bond market - ICMA

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) believes the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities…

Green Bonds,Policy

Impact part of US Development Finance Corporation's pitch for funds

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has requested a budget of $836 million to…

IMPACT

People Moves 14 February: LGIM; Leapfrog; AllianceBernstein; Lloyds; Green Giraffe; and more

People

RBS targets halving emissions from financing activity by 2030

The UK's Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) pledged to halve the climate activity of its financing activity…

Carbon,Debt