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  • Environmental Finance Green Bond Awards winners revealed

    07 April 2017

    Environmental Finance's Green Bond Awards have gone from strength to strength with the number of categories expanding to reflect the growth in the market.

  • UK is 'laggard' of Europe for responsible investment

    06 April 2017

    The UK is the laggard of Europe when it comes to responsible investment, according to one fund manager.

  • The growing case for conservation finance

    Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports

  • Water companies outperform other environmental stocks - FTSE Russell

    05 April 2017

    Water companies are the best performers in the FTSE Russell Environmental Opportunities Index Series, outperforming the FTSE All World by 22% over the last five years.

  • Tool launched to measure drought impact on corporate loans

    05 April 2017

    A new tool measuring the impact of drought risk on corporate loans has been launched by the Natural Capital Finance Alliance.

  • Green bond comment, March 2017

    05 April 2017

    The rising tide of green bond funds is helping drive the market to new records, says Hamza Ali

  • LGIM outline climate voting intentions to 84 companies

    04 April 2017

    Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has written to 84 unnamed companies warning it will support climate-related resolutions at this year's upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) season and vote against those that fail to embrace the transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • Kenya launches green bond programme

    04 April 2017

    Kenya has launched a green bond programme with an eye to see the country's first issue by November. The programme's objective is to grow capacity for green bond issuance in the country, establish a framework and standards, develop licensed verifiers and look to catalyse similar programmes across East Africa.

  • UBS continues to build sustainability team with appointment of Freedman

    03 April 2017

    Swiss bank UBS has appointed Stephen Freedman as head of sustainable investing solutions for the wealth management, Americas division.

  • UK regulator issues ESG guidance for defined-benefit pension schemes

    03 April 2017

    The UK pensions regulator has released guidance on responsible investment for trustees of defined-benefit (DB) pension funds.