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People Moves: GIIN and FTSE Russell
16 November 2018Sean Gilbert has been appointed as director of membership at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
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Climate risk and zero-deforestation commitments: Why voluntary pledges are insufficient
16 November 2018Policies that incentivise the shift to a green economy are necessary to get to grips with climate change, argues Pernille Holtedahl
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Unlocking the trillions: the role of financial centres, regulation and leasing
16 November 2018Increased cooperation between financial centres to promote sustainability, changes in regulation, and more securitisations are some of the solutions that can help unlock the trillions of dollars needed to address climate change, a conference heard.
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Neoen increases IPO capital raise to €697m
16 November 2018French renewables company Neoen has sold an additional $68.9 million ($78 million) of its shares, taking the total raised in its initial public offering (IPO) to €697 million.
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Don't use ESG, it's so 1990s, says Hermes
15 November 2018Investors should look at the sustainability of the companies in which they invest, rather than using backwards-looking environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, Hermes Investment Management has argued.
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LatAm green bonds - Building Momentum
Latin American green bond issuance has been hesitant in 2018. The green agenda is very much intact, however, and market participants expect a pick-up when market conditions improve, explains Keith Mullin.
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Standardisation of ESG data may not be a good thing, says Yale academic
15 November 2018Standardisation of data on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues may hinder rather than help investors, according to a researcher at Yale University.
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Supporting new innovative climate investment
Andrew McDowell, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, delivered a speech at Climate-KIC's Mission Finance summit in which he outlined some shining examples of blended and innovative finance
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Green bonds round-up, 14 November 2018
14 November 2018Netherlands-based ING Group has completed a dual-tranche green bond worth $2.96 billion, making it the largest Europe-based financial institution issuer of green bonds.
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IBRD marks 10 years of green bonds with $1.2bn issue
14 November 2018The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has issued two benchmark green bonds to mark the tenth anniversary of its entry into the market in 2008.