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  • EIB issues SEK1bn green bond

    13 January 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a five-year SEK1 billion ($117.3 million) green bond, its second of the year.

  • BlackRock launches its first sustainable bond ETF

    13 January 2016

    BlackRock has continued to ramp up its range of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed products, with the launch of its first sustainable bond exchange traded fund (ETF).

  • Indian regulator finalises national green bond standards

    12 January 2016

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has finalised its inaugural set of green bond standards, making it the second Asian country to make such a move in as many weeks.

  • East Capital launches environmental investment strategy for China

    12 January 2016

    Swedish asset manager East Capital is to refocus its China Fund and rename it East Capital China Environmental.

  • Profile: Brown Advisory Large-Cap Sustainable Growth Strategy

    12 January 2016

    Having an environmental strategy can give stocks the edge, Karina Funk tells Peter Cripps

  • EF BRIEFS: Comtec, Invenergy, Impax, Eneco UK, Indonesia

    11 January 2016

    Solar manufacturer Comtec's shares have fallen more than 7% today as the firm entered into a subscription agreement to sell almost 930 million shares, raising some HK$611 million ($78.7 million).

  • Carbon market value to rise 25% in 2016, predicts Reuters

    11 January 2016

    The value of emissions allowances and credits traded in the world's carbon markets is expected to grow by 25% this year, after an 11% rise last year, according to Thomson Reuters.

  • NextEnergy Solar Fund in 'biggest ever M&A deal for solar in the UK'

    11 January 2016

    UK yieldco, NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), has made what it describes as "the largest mergers & acquisitions deal in UK solar".

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 11 January 2016

    11 January 2016

    Further volatility in the EU carbon market is likely this week, after last week's sharp price fall, amid a resumed auction schedule and largely supportive fundamentals, says Louis Redshaw

  • RenewableUK appoints new CEO

    11 January 2016

    RenewableUK has appointed Hugh McNeal as its new chief executive, replacing Maria McCaffery, who announced in October that she would be stepping down after 10 years in the post.