Archive

  • Taking inspiration from the renewables revolution

    12 October 2017

    What lessons can be learned from the evolution of the renewables industry, and what lies ahead for energy storage, asks Samer Salty

  • Green bond round-up, 11 October 2017

    11 October 2017

    Fiji looking at green bonds, says economy minister Fiji is considering using green bonds to help boost the country's renewable energy resources, according to a senior minister quoted in the local press.

  • Green Bonds Americas – last chance to book!

    11 October 2017

    Registrations for Environmental Finance's agenda-setting Green Bonds Americas conference will close on Monday 16 October.

  • BNP Paribas says 'non' to oil and gas from shale and tar sands

    11 October 2017

    BNP Paribas today pledged to stop doing business with companies focused on oil and gas from shale and tar sands.

  • Investors pay up for DKB's green bond

    11 October 2017

    German bank Deutsche Kreditbank's (DKB) return to the green bond market appears to have attracted favourable terms, according to underwriters.

  • Mexican and Canadian pension funds buy $1.35bn of Enel renewables

    11 October 2017

    Canadian institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) and a consortium of Mexican companies have paid $1.35 billion for a majority share in eight Enel wind and solar assets.

  • ABP says SDGs help it manage long-term risk

    10 October 2017

    Dutch civil service pension fund ABP says a customised taxonomy for investing in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will help it navigate long-term risk and return issues.

  • Finnish fund Elo joins IIGCC to strengthen engagement

    10 October 2017

    Finnish pension fund Elo has joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) to reinforce its new climate change strategy.

  • Insurers blacklist illegal fishing boats

    10 October 2017

    More than 20 leading insurers have pledged to stop underwriting vessels that have been blacklisted for their involvement in illegal fishing.

  • ESG benchmarks are "ultimate step" for responsible investors

    09 October 2017

    The "ultimate step" for an asset owner looking to integrate sustainability concerns into their investments decisions should be the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) benchmarks, Swiss Re has argued.