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  • 'Big, fat carbon price' called for at Paris climate meeting

    22 May 2015

    Investors and businesses have issued a clarion call for "a big fat price on carbon" ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris.

  • Australia's ANZ to issue green bond

    22 May 2015

    The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) will issue its first green bond, to refinance a loan book for green projects.

  • Natural disasters are major emerging risk, warns Swiss Re

    21 May 2015

    Large natural disasters are among the top four 'high impact' emerging risks identified by Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company, in a recent report.

  • US solar firm readies itself for IPO

    21 May 2015

    US renewables firm Principal Solar plans to list on Nasdaq in a bid to raise up to $31.6 million.

  • ABN Amro to roadshow Euro green bond

    21 May 2015

    Dutch bank ABN Amro is making moves to enter the green bond market.

  • Overlooking ESG breaches fiduciary duty, says Generation

    20 May 2015

    The former vice-president of the US, Al Gore, has condemned investors that disregard the stranded assets debate as "absurd", and his company is calling for sustainability assessments to be part of investors' fiduciary duty.

  • France's Hollande welcomes green bonds, decarbonisation initiatives

    20 May 2015

    French president Francois Hollande has hailed the importance of green bonds and portfolio decarbonisation initiatives in the run up to the UN climate change summit in December.

  • JLEN confirms £45m goal for latest share offering

    20 May 2015

    John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has confirmed that it aims to raise £45 million ($70 million) from the share offering it announced last month.

  • Failure at Paris climate talks 'would not halt Impax's progress'

    20 May 2015

    The argument for environmentally-themed investing will remain compelling even if politicians fail to reach a strong climate change agreement in Paris in December, according to Impax Asset Management.

  • TerraForm Global raises $175m ahead of IPO

    20 May 2015

    TerraForm Global, the second 'yieldco' to be launched by US renewables giant SunEdison, has raised $175 million in equity financing ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO).