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  • JP Morgan named top green bond underwriter in Q3

    12 October 2015

    JP Morgan regained the top spot in the green bond underwriters' league table in the third quarter of 2015.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 12 October 2015

    12 October 2015

    EUA prices are on the rise, and could reach their highest level of the year so-far, says Louis Redshaw

  • Innovative environmental fund to short-sell polluters

    12 October 2015

    A US firm is launching an innovative environmental fund, which will short-sell polluting companies to finance 'clean-up' projects.

  • NRW Bank to roadshow €500m green bond

    12 October 2015

    NRW Bank is set to launch its third green bond, with a €500 million ($569 million) issue it is planning to roadshow next week.

  • Paris climate plans will have big impact on financial sector - PwC

    12 October 2015

    National plans to reduce carbon emissions by 2030 will have a big impact on financial institutions as well as the power sector and heavy industry, according to consultancy firm PwC.

  • Washington State prices $51m green bond

    09 October 2015

    Washington State has issued $51 million of green bonds, well above previous estimates from market observers.

  • Invenergy secures financing for construction of Scottish wind farm

    09 October 2015

    US renewable energy developer Invenergy has secured project financing for the construction of a 69MW Scottish wind facility.

  • Consultants launch software tool to quantify financial impact of ESG risks

    09 October 2015

    A new software tool to help companies and investors measure the potential impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, has been developed through a collaboration between two sustainability consultancies.

  • It's the environment, stupid!

    09 October 2015

    The environment has muscled its way up the financial agenda, and can no longer be ignored by prudent investors, says Peter Cripps.

  • UK renewables subsidy cuts blamed for solar companies' collapse

    09 October 2015

    Government cuts to UK subsidies for small-scale solar installations have come under fire after two rooftop solar companies went into administration within hours of each other and a third said it would exit the UK market.