Archive

  • Greencoat raises £50m in share placement

    26 November 2015

    Greencoat UK Wind has raised £50 million ($76 million) in its latest share placement, and will use the proceeds to finance the acquisition of wind farm.

  • CredAg pledges €2bn towards green, social and sustainability bonds

    25 November 2015

    Crédit Agricole has pledged to invest €2 billion in "high quality" green, social or sustainability bonds by the end of 2017.

  • What's the real impact of green bonds?

    25 November 2015

    Should an oil company be able to issue a green bond? Possibly, says Manuel Lewin.

  • Barclays doubles down on green bonds

    25 November 2015

    Barclays has become the first investor to meet its target for green bond acquisitions, and has announced plans to buy another £1 billion, says Hamza Ali

  • Green bond comment, November

    25 November 2015

    Mounting anticipation of tougher international action on climate change at the UN meeting in Paris, has brought an Indian summer to the green bond market, says Graham Cooper

  • UK pension funds 'in limbo' over divestment

    25 November 2015

    Pension funds in the UK have been left "in a kind of limbo" regarding divestment, following the recent government decision on fiduciary duty.

  • Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement

    In Paris, the international community will demonstrate commitment. Then individual countries will take actions...

  • COP21 in Paris - A guide for investors

    COP-21 could be a turning point in the world's response to climate change – governments have decided that there will be an agreement. How strong this agreement will be...

  • ABN Amro 'hopes investors will pay-up' for its future green bonds

    25 November 2015

    ABN Amro will issue more green bonds, and hopes investors will begin 'paying up' for labelled notes.

  • Swedish funds face pressure on sustainability disclosure

    24 November 2015

    Fund managers in Sweden may soon be obliged to disclose data on the environmental and social implications of their investments.