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  • Zurich completes $2bn green bond mandate

    31 August 2017

    Zurich Insurance Company has fulfilled its pledge to buy $2 billion of green bonds - some three-and-a-half years after announcing the target.

  • US outpaces France as leader in 2017 green bond issuance

    30 August 2017

    Issuance in the US green bond market has overtaken that of France in terms of volume, with a total figure of $22.2 billion so far in 2017, a report by Swedish bank SEB has revealed.

  • SSE to price inaugural green bond

    30 August 2017

    Scottish energy company SSE, formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy, is marketing its first green bond, hoping to raise €500 million ($600m).

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 29 August 2017

    29 August 2017

    Carbon defied the upcoming increase in auction supply by adding a further 4.6% to the price,

  • The $9.5bn investment opportunity for water security in cities

    29 August 2017

    Nearly two-thirds of cities foresee a risk to their water supply as a result of climate change, creating a $9.5 billion investment opportunity in projects to help solve the problem, according to research by CDP.

  • BlackRock and Aviva Investors to speak at Green Equities 2017 conference

    25 August 2017

    Big hitters including Aviva Investors' Steve Waygood and John McKinley, director of the impact investing arm of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, have added their names to the stellar line-up of speakers at Environmental Finance's inaugural Green Equities 2017 conference.

  • Tackling climate change in SE Asia

    24 August 2017

    Climate change is a significant threat to the economies of South East Asia. Alexandra Tracy reviews the main challenges, the government responses and the financing required for mitigation and adaptation measures.

  • NIB prices its biggest ever SEK green bond

    23 August 2017

    The Nordic Investment Bank has issued its largest green bond yet in Swedish krona, raising SEK2 billion ($250 million).

  • TCFD recommendations will boost voluntary carbon market, Baker McKenzie says

    23 August 2017

    The market for voluntary carbon offsets is likely to receive a boost with the implementation of the FSB's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations, according to multinational law firm Baker McKenzie.

  • Energy company challenged on TCFD disclosures

    23 August 2017

    Origin Energy, the largest supplier of gas and electricity in Australia, is facing a demand from shareholders that it implements the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).