Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: Allianz; Electric car subsidy, US Clean Power Plan hearing postponed

    18 May 2016

    Allianz Global Investors has acquired an onshore wind portfolio from the Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF).

  • PACE fund secures $250m credit, eyes ABS

    18 May 2016

    A fund that finances Property Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) upgrades in the US has secured a $250 million credit facility, in a deal expected to pave the way for its first publicly issued asset-backed security (ABS).

  • Yvo De Boer resigns as Director-General of GGGI

    18 May 2016

    Former UN climate chief Yvo De Boer has announced his resignation as Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).

  • Environmental issues becoming more popular with impact investors, report finds

    18 May 2016

    Environmental goals are gaining traction with impact investors, a report by the Global Investing Impact Network (GIIN) has found.

  • France to set floor price of about €30 for carbon

    18 May 2016

    France has indicated that it will set a price of about €30 ($33) a tonne for carbon, in a move designed to kickstart wider European efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to reports.

  • Platina announces two renewables refinancings

    18 May 2016

    Private equity firm Platina Energy Partners has refinanced a £28 million ($40 million) wind portfolio and a €50 million ($56 million) solar portfolio.

  • Comparing companies' energy performance

    17 May 2016

    Companies' energy efficiency can have significant environmental and economic implications – but it is too often difficult for investors to assess. A new index aims to bring visibility, says Wei Sue

  • Could boosting energy productivity improve your investment performance?

    This guide will encourage more investors to enter constructive conversations with companies around energy-related issues

  • EF BRIEFS: Starbucks, TerraForm Power, Fabege

    17 May 2016

    Starbucks priced a $500 million bond yesterday, claiming it is the first corporate sustainability bond to be issued out of the US.

  • TSKB tightens price on inaugural sustainability bond by 62.5bps

    16 May 2016

    Turkish investment and development bank Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma (TSKB) tightened pricing on its inaugural sustainability bond by 62.5 basis points, on the back of a massive investor demand.