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Equinor buys energy trading company in move toward cleaner fuels
06 July 2018Oil and gas company Equinor has acquired power and gas trader Danske Commodities (DC), as it looks to shift its business model toward cleaner fuels.
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Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee
19 June 2018The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its new member of the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) at the annual meeting on 14 June 2018.
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Total pays €237m for stake in renewable energy producer
20 September 2017French oil and gas company Total has purchased a 23% stake in renewables company Eren for €237.5 million ($284 million).
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Kommuninvest issues largest ever SEK green bond
19 October 2016Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest has priced the largest ever Swedish krona green bond, raising some SEK5 billion ($570 million).
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Ireland launches new body aiming to attract €250bn of sustainable funds
07 June 2016The Irish government has launched a new body that aims to attract €250 billion ($284.2 billion) in sustainable funds to the country.
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Statkraft unveils plans for Europe's largest onshore wind project
23 February 2016Norwegian utility Statkraft plans to build a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) onshore wind project, which would be Europe's largest. The project, on the Fosen peninsular in central Norway, will comprise six wind farms with a combined capacity of 1GW.
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French renewables firm secures €100m in private equity financing
12 October 2015Paris-based Eren Renewable Energy has secured approximately €100 million in equity financing from a consortium of four investors.
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Statkraft in NOK7bn Norwegian wind joint venture
06 March 2014Statkraft is set to lead a new joint venture involving three other Norwegian energy companies to develop three wind projects in the country that require a total of NOK7 billion ($1.2 billion) of investment.
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World Bank issues $550m green bond
12 August 2013The World Bank has returned to the green bond market in a follow-up to its record-breaking $1 billion offering earlier this year.
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NYSE joins Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative
26 July 2013NYSE Euronext, parent of the New York Stock Exchange, has joined the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, marking "a significant step forward" for the programme.