Archive

  • BNP Paribas and Solactive partner on SDG tracking index

    06 October 2016

    German index provider Solactive has partnered with BNP Paribas to launch a series of indexes that rank companies based on their contributions to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Deadline extended in Environmental Finance's 17th annual Market Rankings

    06 October 2016

    Nominations close on Friday 4 November 2016

  • EDF prices benchmark euro denominated green bond

    06 October 2016

    EDF has priced its third and largest green bond, raising €1.75 billion ($1.95 billion).

  • Investors and industry hail entry into force of Paris Agreement

    06 October 2016

    Institutional investors and leading industrial companies have welcomed the news that the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change will come into force on 4 November.

  • GRESB revises green bond guidelines as EDF launches energy efficiency standard

    05 October 2016

    The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has revised its green bond guidelines one year after they were launched.

  • Green Bond Comment - September

    05 October 2016

    Green bond issuance of almost $6 billion in September took the nine-month total for this year to $61.8 billion – more than twice the figure for the same period last year.

  • Rabobank's inaugural green bond nearly 3x oversubscribed

    05 October 2016

    Dutch lender Rabobank has priced its inaugural green bond, announced last month, raising €500 million ($561 million).

  • Dutch pension scheme boosts SUSI renewables fund

    05 October 2016

    SUSI Partners has closed its Renewable Energy Fund II (RE II) at €380 million ($426 million), helped by a single investment of €100 million from a Dutch pension fund.

  • EF BRIEFS: Paris Agreement, Canada, Indianapolis, S&P DJI/Trucost

    04 October 2016

    The European Parliament has voted to ratify the Paris Agreement, edging the landmark treaty closer to implementation.

  • Canadian government urged to support green bond market

    04 October 2016

    The Canadian government should act to boost the country's modest green bond market, which has grown less quickly than expected in recent years, according to the Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI), a local lobby group.