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Starbucks to issue sustainability bond
16 May 2016Coffee giant Starbucks is preparing to issue a labelled 'sustainability bond' to help improve the environmental and social impacts of its supply chain.
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Alliance Trust's Sustainable Future Managed fund nears £500m
16 May 2016Alliance Trust Investments' flagship multi-asset fund has enjoyed continued strong growth in assets under management, says Peter Michaelis
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund to sue Volkswagen
16 May 2016Norway's $850 billion oil fund has told the media it will sue Volkswagen (VW) over last year's emissions test scandal.
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First ever Nordic sustainability bond programme prepares to launch
13 May 2016A Swedish company is getting ready to launch the first sustainability bond programme in the Nordic region, with a focus on energy-efficient real estate.
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EF BRIEFS: Dong Energy, TenneT, TerraForm Power, Yingli, KfW
13 May 2016Danish utility and offshore wind specialist Dong Energy expects to float this summer, it has announced.
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New York Green Bank strikes four deals
13 May 2016New York's Green Bank (NYGB) has closed four deals that are expected to help lead to the creation of up to $220 million in clean energy projects across the state.
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Consortium nets £1.3bn for UK offshore wind project in 'swift' fundraising round
13 May 2016Masdar, Statoil and Statkraft have bagged £1.3 billion ($1.9 billion) in project financing for a major offshore wind venture, saying the deal proves investor confidence in the sector.
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Forget carbon footprinting - build a smart carbon portfolio, says Impax
13 May 2016Reweighting portfolios according to carbon data alone is insufficient to mitigate stranded asset risks, argues Impax, which has devised a new methodology to build what it refers to as a smart carbon portfolio. Peter Cripps reports
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Carbon risk for investors: Building a "Smart Carbon" portfolio
By I Simm, J Winter, F Chatzimichalakis and E Biffis, Associate Professor of Actuarial Finance at Imperial College Business School
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First State discloses carbon risk - but rejects footprinting
13 May 2016First State Investments (FSI) has for the first time disclosed its exposure to climate risk