Archive

  • Notes from the inside: reflections on HLEG one year on

    31 January 2018

    The final report by the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance is ambitious but also practical, argues Ingrid Holmes

  • Oligopolistic rating agencies must be forced to consider ESG, says HLEG

    31 January 2018

    The European Union should crack down on 'oligopolistic' credit rating agencies by forcing them to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their analysis, according to the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG).

  • South Korean green bond issuers support coal plants, report claims

    30 January 2018

    South Korean public financial institutions, some of which are issuers of green bonds, have come under fire for supporting coal-fired power plants.

  • €1bn green covered bond to be issued tomorrow

    29 January 2018

    The first green covered bond from a Nordic bank will be issued tomorrow.

  • Leading project developer in row over forest carbon credits

    29 January 2018

    Terra Global Capital, a leading developer of sustainable forestry projects, has robustly rejected a fierce attack by European NGO Fern on the use of carbon offset credits from forest projects.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 29 January 2018

    29 January 2018

    Fundamental factors would suggest EU Allowance prices are likely to slip back this week, but further speculative demand could add to recent gains, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Crédit Agricole becomes leading green bond underwriter

    29 January 2018

    Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CACIB) has seized the title of leading underwriter in the green bond market for 2017, after knocking its American rival Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) off the top spot.

  • Partners Group 'trebles its money' as it exits Japan Solar

    29 January 2018

    Asset manager Partners Group has cashed out from its investment in Japan Solar, by selling its stake to a consortium led by private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

  • World still heading towards a 4.1°C rise, Schroders warns

    26 January 2018

    The world remains on course for catastrophic 4.1°C temperature rise, despite "encouraging strides" made by the oil and gas industry, according to Schroders Climate Progress Dashboard.

  • People moves: Generation Investment Management, S&P Global Ratings, Ceres, Crowell & Moring and Global Thinkers Forum

    26 January 2018

    Generation Investment Management has appointed John Bernstein as partner and chairperson of its growth equity investment committee.