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  • Jupiter mulls multi-asset class environmental fund

    01 March 2016

    Fund manager Jupiter is mulling launching a multi-asset environmentally-themed fund.

  • 2016 'important year for batteries' but Wheb not yet ready to invest

    01 March 2016

    Sustainable investor Wheb Asset Management predicts that 2016 will be a "make or break" year for batteries, but says it's not yet ready to invest in the theme.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 29 February 2016

    29 February 2016

    EU carbon prices fell below €5 last week, and are still struggling for direction, writes Louis Redshaw

  • EF BRIEFS: FrieslandCampina, NTR wind fund, Engie, Enel, ScottishPower, Wheb

    29 February 2016

    Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina has become the second issuer to issue a green Schuldschein – a type of German privately-placed debt instrument similar to a mid-term note.

  • First forestry pureplay green bond issued

    29 February 2016

    The world's first green bond to be issued by a 'pureplay' forestry company has been sold.

  • CBI and WBCSD partner on corporate green bonds

    29 February 2016

    Two sustainable business and finance initiatives have joined forces in a bid to boost the corporate green bond market.

  • World Bank to issue up to $30m more carbon-linked notes

    29 February 2016

    The World Bank is to increase its issuance of carbon-linked notes to support methane reduction projects by up to $30 million this year.

  • Climate change is an opportunity for insurers, says Warren Buffett

    29 February 2016

    Insurers should welcome the opportunity for business growth provided by climate change, according to Warren Buffett, as he rejected calls for a resolution on climate disclosure.

  • Sustainable forestry firm attracts Japanese investor

    29 February 2016

    A major Japanese investor has taken a significant stake in a sustainable forestry management company.

  • Low-carbon index space gets latest addition

    29 February 2016

    A family of low-carbon indexes has been launched, which claim to reduce the carbon footprint of a portfolio by more than 80% while outperforming the market.