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EIB and five development banks launch Marguerite II with a war chest of over €700m
01 December 2017A new pan-European fund to support infrastructure investments in renewables, energy and transport has been launched by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and five national promotional banks (NPBs).
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US food companies must do more to prevent 'antibiotics apocalypse'
01 December 2017Investors are beginning to wake up to the dangers posed by antibiotic immunity, argues Maria Lettini
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Green bonds round-up, 22 November 2017
22 November 2017Manulife has issued its first green bond which, as well as being the first from a life insurance company, is also the first Canadian issue to be certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative.
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'Incredible week' as green bond market breaks $100bn barrier
17 November 2017The green and social bond market saw a frenzy of activity this week, after a spate of issues that should propel the green bond market through the $100 billion barrier for the first time.
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UK public pension funds have £16bn invested in fossil fuels
10 November 2017Local authorities in the UK still have more than £16 billion ($21 billion) invested in fossil fuels, despite a number of high profile divestments in recent years, according to data released by a UK-based pressure group.
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Several banks still funding tar sands projects
06 November 2017A number of commercial banks continue to finance the tar sands sector at levels that do not align with the Paris Agreement targets, according to environmental organisation Rainforest Action Network (RAN).
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Moringa purchases stake in Brazilian agro-forestry project
04 September 2017Agro-forestry fund Moringa has committed to a $6 million investment in Brazilian company Floresta Viva, a producer of heart of palm, a vegetable derived from the palm tree.
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Canada's NatureBank commits to $14m sustainable cocoa project
08 May 2017NatureBank Asset Management has agreed a Limited Partnership (LP) with US firm Southern Harvest Partners and related companies, to invest $14 million into sustainable cocoa production in the Dominican Republic.
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NBIM says palm oil still too risky to invest in
10 March 2017Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages Norway's $900 billion sovereign wealth fund, has said it considers the palm oil sector to be still "too risky for investment".
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Investors call on companies to commit to halting deforestation
01 March 2017A coalition of investors with $617.5 billion of assets under management, led by Green Century Funds, has called on companies to sign up to 'zero deforestation' commitments specific to Latin America.