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  • Bank of America completes largest green bond issue, of $2.25bn

    18 May 2018

    Bank of America Corporation has raised $2.25 billion from its largest green bond issue, in a twice over-subscribed transaction to fund renewable energy projects.

  • Affirmative's new impact bond fund kicks off with $30m

    17 May 2018

    Affirmative Investment Management (AIM) has launched an impact fund to be focused on short-term bonds.

  • Board governance drives sustainability performance but companies still "have work to do"

    17 May 2018

    Many large companies' governance of sustainability issues is rudimentary or piecemeal, a Ceres study has found.

  • UK politicians recommend using dormant assets for green investments

    17 May 2018

    MPs on the UK's Environmental Audit Committee have published a report recommending that dormant assets in the asset management and insurance industry should be used to counter a drop in green investments.

  • Green bond round-up, 16 May

    16 May 2018

    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has priced its second social bond to help finance socio-economic development on the continent.

  • Newton makes sustainable fixed income debut with new fund

    16 May 2018

    Newton Investment Management has launched its first sustainable fixed income fund, as it continues to "turn up the volume" on its ESG offering.

  • US states urged to issue more bonds to support water projects

    16 May 2018

    US states should issue more bonds and loan guarantees to help finance water infrastructure, said the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an influential environmental advocacy group.

  • Australia faces mounting climate policy challenge

    16 May 2018

    Climate policy has long been the subject of bitter political feuds in Australia, leaving the country grappling with policy change every electoral cycle. What does climate action in Australia look like this year? Katie Kouchakji reports

  • Insurer backs development of 'blue carbon' credits

    15 May 2018

    Insurance company XL Catlin is supporting a project to develop a novel type of carbon credit which it refers to as 'blue carbon resilience credits'.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 14 May 2018

    14 May 2018

    A sideways move in EU Allowance prices is likely this week, but further gains remain a possibility despite increased auction supply, says Louis Redshaw.