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  • EIB issues €400m green bond

    02 October 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a €400 million ($452 million) green bond.

  • EIB publishes project-level reporting methodology for green bonds

    02 October 2015

    The European Investment Bank has today published data on the use of proceeds for its green bonds using a new methodology.

  • Alliance Trust demotes CEO but keeps its faith in sustainability

    02 October 2015

    Alliance Trust has demoted its CEO as part of "some of the biggest changes" in its 127-year history, but has kept its faith with its recently appointed sustainability-focused equities team.

  • Hannon Armstrong issues $100.5m green bond

    01 October 2015

    Investment firm Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure (HASI) has raised $100.5 million through issuing an asset-backed green bond.

  • Insurers demand action on climate change

    01 October 2015

    The leaders of 15 insurance firms have written to the governor of the Bank of England demanding "urgent action" on climate change.

  • Impax devises methodology for quantifying 'green alpha' in buildings

    01 October 2015

    UK-based environmentally themed impact investor Impax Asset Management has devised a "ground breaking" methodology for quantifying the 'green alpha' from improving a building's energy efficiency.

  • Profile: KBC Eco Fund - Water

    01 October 2015

    Water funds, such as the KBC Eco Fund – Water, have performed strongly in recent years. But many stocks in the sector are now looking expensive, the fund manager tells Graham Cooper

  • Bank of England warns insurers on potential losses from stranded assets

    30 September 2015

    The transition to a low-carbon economy could inflict heavy losses on insurers, as a result of potential shifts in asset prices, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, has warned.

  • Danish LM Wind Power gets NOK green bond away

    30 September 2015

    Danish 'pureplay' renewables firm LM Wind Power has successfully placed its NOK475 million ($56 million) green bond

  • Feeding the beast: are US yieldcos sustainable?

    30 September 2015

    Yieldcos have been growing rapidly in recent years, but what are their long-term prospects, asks Hamza Ali