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  • New York City set to be 'first US city' to launch green bond programme

    29 September 2014

    New York City expects launch a green bond programme, following in the footsteps of Ontario and Gothenburg.

  • Investors worth $1.3trn make climate infrastructure pledge

    25 September 2014

    An alliance of pension funds and other institutional investors representing $1.3 trillion of assets has committed to try to increase their investments in 'climate-resilient infrastructure'.

  • Insurers say their climate-friendly investments will reach $84bn next year

    24 September 2014

    Insurance companies will double their climate-friendly investments to $84 billion by the end of next year, according to two leading industry associations.

  • Investors and issuers pledge to expand green bonds market

    23 September 2014

    A group of institutional investors, with more than $2 trillion in assets under management, has pledged to work "to grow a large and robust [green bond] market that makes a real contribution to addressing climate change".

  • Rockefeller's $860m fund to quit fossil fuel investments

    22 September 2014

    The $860 million Rockefeller Brothers Fund is to divest from fossil fuel investments, starting with coal and tar sands, two of "the most intensive sources of carbon emissions," fund president Stephen Heintz said.

  • Barclays promises £1bn to green bond market by next year

    22 September 2014

    Barclays has pledged to invest at least £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in the green bond market, in order to help it develop.

  • Agence Française de Développement issues inaugural benchmark green bond

    12 September 2014

    The 10-year offering – the development agency's first green bond – is reported to have a coupon of 1.375%. AFD has a AA rating from Standard & Poor's.

  • Family offices pledge $300m of impact investments

    11 September 2014

    A group of 11 family offices has committed to invest $300 million in clean energy, infrastructure, agriculture and water.

  • People moves

    14 August 2014

    The latest people moves in the industry, including new recruits for SolarCity, Impax and Mirova

  • Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green

    12 August 2014

    Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports