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World Bank issues $360m cat bond for Mexico

The World Bank has issued a $360 million catastrophe bond to provide Mexico with protection against financial losses from earthquakes and tropical cyclones.

Conergy acquisition to spark Australian solar battery storage growth

Two US private equity funds have acquired solar energy company Conergy Asia, with plans to develop 1GW of combined solar-battery projects in Australia alone.

Impax fund outperforms benchmark by 2% despite missing out on Tesla boom

Environmental-themed asset manager Impax's flagship investment trust has outperformed its benchmark by 2.6 percentage points in the first six months of the year.

Shareholders are increasingly using their muscle on deforestation

Most shareholder resolutions on deforestation led to some form of commitment from the company to address the problem, research has found.

Green bond round-up, 2 August 2017

Tadau Energy, a renewables company, has issued what is claimed to be Malaysia's first 'green' sukuk.

Green Bond Issuance - July 2017

Lessons from the Repsol bond

I recently had an interesting chat with a leading green bond underwriter. He wanted to know whether I thought a green bond to finance energy-from-waste would be well received by the market.

DNB joins project to implement TCFD recommendations

DNB, Norway's largest financial services group, has joined a UN-sponsored project to develop practical ways to improve disclosure and reporting of the impacts of climate change.

ISO green bond standard working group to be established

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved the development of an international green bond standard that experts say could strengthen the appeal of the green label for investors.

HgCapital sells stake in Irish wind assets to Japanese

Invis Energy, a joint venture between HgCapital and engineering company Craydel, has sold a 60% stake in five Irish wind farms to a group of Japanese investors. The price paid was not disclosed.