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Thames Water woes could drag UK green bond market down

Crisis at a major green bond issuer hurts lacklustre UK green bond market already struggling to attract corporate issuers, says IEEFA. Ahren Lester reports

Biodiversity credits could be 'huge for finance'

If biodiversity credits can capture the nature-related value of an area, they could become a "huge thing for finance", an investor has claimed.

Business alliance calls for major changes to UK policy following pandemic

UK-based business alliance The Aldersgate Group has called for a wide range of green-based policy responses to guide the economic rebuild in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Green bond round-up, 10 October 2018

UK urged to issue sovereign green bond to plug EIB, GIB funding hole

The UK Government was urged to issue a sovereign green bond to help plug gaps in funding left by the sale of the Green Investment Bank (GIB), according to Aldersgate Group.

HSBC expects up to $180bn of green bonds in 2018

HSBC predicts green bond supply to reach as much as $180 billion next year, up from the bank's projected sum of $125 billion for 2017.

SSE to price inaugural green bond

Scottish energy company SSE, formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy, is marketing its first green bond, hoping to raise €500 million ($600m).

Pension funds eye £300m stake in water utility

Two UK pension funds are eyeing a near-£300 million ($390 million) stake in a UK water utility, according to one newspaper.

Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds

A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.

UK's low-carbon economy 'could grow to 13% of GDP'

The low-carbon economy could grow to account for as much as 13% of the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) in the next thirty years, up from 2% today, according to a letter from Aldersgate Group, representing some of the country's business leaders.