-
Societe Generale launches Italy's first Positive Impact Finance bond
20 June 2017Italy's first Positive Impact Finance (PIF) bond for retail investors has been issued by Societe Generale.
-
Green bond impact tool launched at Environmental Finance's conference
20 June 2017Asset manager Lion's Head Global Partners has launched Carbon Yield, a tool to help green bond investors calculate the environmental impact of their investments.
-
Man Group boosts sustainable investment effort
20 June 2017Man Group, the world's largest listed hedge fund company, has made two appointments to strengthen its commitment to sustainable investing.
-
LuxFlag launches green bond label as investors seek more transparency
20 June 2017The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFlag) has launched its Green Bond label as 'investors [are] looking for more transparency'.
-
Investor feedback needed to ensure integrity of green bond market, says Zurich
20 June 2017Institutional investors should let underwriters know whether bonds being marketed as 'green' are being bought for environmental or other reasons, according to insurance company Zurich.
-
French sovereign green bond was a 'game changer' says PGGM
19 June 2017The French government's €7 billion 22-year green bond, issued in January, was a "game changer" for Dutch pension fund PGGM, said senior investment manager Wilfried Bolt.
-
EU carbon market weekly update - 19 June 2017
19 June 2017After another week of losses, the outlook for EUAs remains bearish, says Louis Redshaw
-
Insurers are bystanders on climate change risk management
19 June 2017Insurers are largely bystanders when it comes to managing climate change risk in their investment portfolios, according to the latest survey by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).
-
Social bonds are a 'distraction' from green bonds
19 June 2017Social bonds are a 'distraction' from green bonds, as most mainstream investors are just getting used to the latter, Ulf Erlandsson, senior portfolio manager at Swedish pension fund AP4, told Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Europe Conference.
-
Sustainability in the digital age
16 June 2017Zouk Capital's Samer Salty explains his thoughts on sustainable investing, cleantech and the measurement of impact to Peter Cripps