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  • NESF to double in size under share issuance programme

    31 October 2016

    UK yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has been given the go ahead by shareholders to issue more than £350 million ($426 million) in shares over the coming year.

  • SNCF issues €900 million green bond

    28 October 2016

    SNCF Reseau, the national society of French railways, has issued its inaugural green bond, raising €900 million ($984 million).

  • Storebrand's fossil-free funds see $600m of inflows this year

    28 October 2016

    Norway's Storebrand (SPP) has said that NOK5 billion ($603 million) has been invested in its fossil-free funds since the start of 2016.

  • Swiss Re reinsures China's most populous province against natural disaster

    28 October 2016

    Swiss Re will reinsure 10 prefectures of Guangdong province, in partnership with the Chinese government's People's Insurance Company of China (PICC), by the end of the year.

  • How green bonds could speed progress towards Paris goals

    28 October 2016

    Green bonds could help accelerate implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, by providing finance for 'Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions', says Junji Hatano

  • MTR prices China's first transport green bond

    28 October 2016

    Hong Kong-based transport company MTR Corporation has priced China's first green bond exclusively financing clean transportation, managing to raise $600 million.

  • Mexico City returns to green bond market

    28 October 2016

    Mexico City is returning to the green bond market just weeks after issuing a $2 billion of paper to help finance an airport, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Finance sector to get advice on natural capital issues

    27 October 2016

    A project has been launched to help financial institutions better understand the risks and opportunities associated with natural capital.

  • Circular economy - the next frontier for sustainable finance, says ING

    26 October 2016

    The circular economy, in which the focus shifts from asset acquisition to asset usage, is "the next great frontier" for ING Bank in its efforts to increase its sustainable financing, said Gerald Walker, CEO for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East.

  • Natural catastrophes and the protection gap

    26 October 2016

    Natural catastrophes are becoming increasingly common and costly. But more can be done to help protect society against their impacts argues Robert Muir-Wood