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  • Green bond market breaks through $150bn barrier

    22 August 2016

    The total amount of capital raised by green bonds has surpassed $150 billion, as the rapidly evolving market continues to set new records.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 22 August 2016

    22 August 2016

    Carbon prices dipped 2.5% last week despite supportive fundamentals. A period of intense trading on Wednesday afternoon saw about 20 cents knocked off the price in around 15 minutes.

  • Show me the green money!

    22 August 2016

    Issuers of green bonds are increasingly seeking 'green investors'. But how to define a green investor, and why target them, asks Hamza Ali

  • Internet of things to 'usher in new epoch' for sustainable investors

    22 August 2016

    The growth of the internet of things (IoT) is set to usher in a new era for investors, and will prove a "gamechanger" in terms of achieving sustainability through innovation.

  • Nafin to issue LatAm's first green bond in domestic currency

    22 August 2016

    Mexico's Nacional Financiera (Nafin) is preparing to launch the first green bond from Latin America in a local currency, aiming raise $110 million.

  • NBAD set to launch Middle East's first green bond

    19 August 2016

    The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is gearing up to launch a $500 million green bond, the first from a Middle Eastern issuer.

  • French boutique asset manager launches €150m energy transition fund

    19 August 2016

    A French-boutique asset manager has launched a €150 million ($170 million) Energy Transition Fund.

  • Port of LA gears up for its inaugural green bond

    19 August 2016

    The Port of Los Angeles (LA) is gearing up to launch its inaugural green bond.

  • Reinsurers should reassess catastrophe exposure - S&P

    18 August 2016

    The likelihood of reinsurers failing to break even in a calendar year is now twice as likely than in 2012, owing to firms' exposure to certain catastrophe events, according to a report by rating agency S&P.

  • Measuring impact can lead to value for investors, says report

    18 August 2016

    There are five ways investors can benefit from measuring the impact of their investment activities, according to a report from Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).