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  • Green bonds California 2019

    06 November 2019

    The conference discussed a range of themes, including the California wildfires and what is the point of a label. Peter Cripps reports

  • Euronext launches green bonds section

    06 November 2019

    European stock exchange group Euronext is to launch a green bond section across its six markets, basing the initiative out of Dublin.

  • Heathrow Airport, Pension Protection Fund, DEFRA, Danone, Swedfund, UN PRI confirmed to speak at Green Equities + Natural Capital Investment conferences

    05 November 2019

    Key investment industry participants will gather in London on 25 November for Environmental Finance's Green Equities and Natural Capital conferences.

  • Supporting transition through green bond issuance

    05 November 2019

    EBRD issued its first green transition bond last month. Isabelle Laurent and Carel Cronenberg explain its approach

  • Impax awarded $125m mandate by Mercer

    05 November 2019

    Sustainability-focused investor Impax Asset Management has been awarded a $125 million mandate by Mercer, the world's largest institutional investment advisor.

  • Pattern Energy acquired by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

    04 November 2019

    The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will acquire Pattern Energy in an all-cash transaction for $26.75 per share, valuing the American renewable energy company at $6.1 billion.

  • Businesses urged to adopt 'natural capital thinking'

    04 November 2019

    Companies around the world are being encouraged to sign a 'Natural Capital Commitment' to help reverse the loss of natural resources and develop a strong business voice to influence political decisions on the issue.

  • WCI Carbon Market Update, 4 November 2019

    04 November 2019

    The reaction of financial sector players to President Trump's legal challenge to the WCI market could determine the next move in allowance prices, says Nicolas Girod*

  • California wildfires illustrate how ESG factors can affect credit, says Moody’s

    04 November 2019

    Wildfires that ravaged parts of California in recent days show the connection between environmental and social risks, and the credit quality of utilities in the US state, Moody’s has said.

  • Austrian energy company receives EIB's second Green Loan

    04 November 2019

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to grant Austria-based Energie Steiermark a €90 million ($100 million) loan for climate action and sustainable investment projects.