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  • EU carbon market weekly update - 14 March 2016

    14 March 2016

    EU allowance prices have steadied in recent weeks following a tumultuous start to 2016. But further moderate falls could be in store, says Louis Redshaw

  • EF BRIEFS: Greencoat, Anglo American, Recharge AS, Kommuninvest

    14 March 2016

    A pension fund joint venture Investment vehicle has joined forces with yieldco Greencoat UK Wind to acquire a stake in a Scottish wind farm for £355 million ($510 million).

  • Qingdao issues China's third domestic green bond

    14 March 2016

    Bank of Qingdao (BQD) has issued the first two tranches of its RMB8 billion ($1.5 billion) green bond programme, raising RMB4 billion.

  • ESG disclosure requirements need less of a 'blanket approach', says Deloitte

    14 March 2016

    Sustainability indicators for listed companies need to be more tailored, to enable firms to report more clearly on material risks, according to a specialist at Deloitte.

  • Turning factory farming risks into investment opportunities

    14 March 2016

    Factory farming needs to change as part of the transition to a low-carbon economy, presenting risks and opportunities for investors, argues Alan Briefel

  • EF BRIEFS: GCF, Solactive, Lloyds

    11 March 2016

    The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) project pipeline is set to increase by $1.5 billion, and potentially up to $2.5 billion, after key agreements were reached at its latest board meeting.

  • Norway's sovereign wealth fund divests 58 companies on environmental grounds

    11 March 2016

    Norway's giant sovereign wealth fund divested from 58 companies last year because they were deemed to pose environmental risks.

  • Sustainable private equity firm seeks £50m

    11 March 2016

    A private equity firm is looking to raise £50 million ($70 million) to invest in companies that contribute towards the creation of a 'circular economy'.

  • Moody's GBA revisions revealed

    11 March 2016

    Moody's Green Bond Assessment (GBA) is "likely" to expand its definition of 'what is green' to include other taxonomies in addition to the one laid out in the Green Bond Principles (GBPs), Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Sustainable forestry - a budding market

    10 March 2016

    Investors are increasingly seeing the merits of sustainable forestry. There are numerous ways to invest in this asset class, as Peter Cripps reports