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S&P to withdraw green evaluation from Mexico City airport bonds
10 December 2018The $6 billion programme of green bonds to finance construction of Mexico City's new international airport is to have its green evaluation report from S&P "removed from public circulation" no later than 31 January 2019.
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SDG tool highlights climate and ocean risks
07 November 2018A number of companies have scored badly for handling the negative impacts on certain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Climate change increases cost of debt for developing countries
06 August 2018The intensification of climate risks and the degree to which they are accurately priced by financial markets are of increasing concern to global economic stability. However, as awareness around those risks has risen over the last years, there is still a long way to go to consistently measure and monitor their costs, which can result in substantial gains or losses for institutional investors. Vincent Huck reports
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Will TCFD boost demand for weather hedging?
30 July 2018Growing pressure on companies and investors to disclose the potential impact of climate-change could lead to more use of weather risk management contracts, some analysts believe. Graham Cooper reports
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Lessons from the Nordics
19 July 2018The Nordic countries are in the vanguard of the green bond market, leading the march in areas such as impact reporting. Michael Hurley asks what lessons the rest of the world can learn
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S&P expects 'significant' growth of green covered bond issues
29 June 2018S&P Global Ratings sees a "significant" growth potential for the fledgling green covered bond market.
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ESG factors increasingly relevant for fixed income investors
27 June 2018Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are clearly relevant and material for fixed income investors, according to panellists at Environmental Finance's Fixed Income & ESG conference in London.
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People moves: SASB, FMO, SLM and IHS Towers
27 April 2018Jean Rogers has stepped down from her role as chair of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
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Tideway completes £150m green private placement
13 April 2018London 'super sewer' developer Tideway has issued its third green bond, a £150 million ($214 million) private placement with an unnamed insurer.
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Ratings actions diverge for solar and wind sectors, says S&P
13 April 2018Changes in credit ratings of solar energy projects have mostly been positive in recent years, thanks to "benign operational risks and lower-than-expected costs," said S&P Global Ratings in a research note.