Graham Cooper

Articles by Graham Cooper

  • Green bond round-up, 14 March 2018

    14 March 2018

    The European Investment Bank (EIB), the biggest single issuer in the green bond market, has tapped two of its outstanding Climate Awareness Bonds (CAB) within days of each other.

  • Green Bond Comment, February 2018

    07 March 2018

    Sovereign issuers gave a major boost to the green bond market in February, with inaugural issues from Belgium (€4.5 billion) and Indonesia ($1.25 billion) and a repeat issue from Poland (€1.0 billion).

  • Green bond round-up, 07 March 2018

    07 March 2018

    Californian real estate company Prologis has priced its inaugural green bond [LINK] at €300 million ($372.3 million).

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 05 March 2018

    05 March 2018

    EU Allowances are in a strong upward trend, but a return to more normal temperatures and an increase in auction volumes may curb further gains this week, says Louis Redshaw

  • RobecoSAM recommends water investments to address SDGs

    05 March 2018

    Investing in water companies is an effective way of optimising contributions to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Swiss investment firm RobecoSAM.

  • Sustainalytics sees regulations driving demand for green bond reviews

    02 March 2018

    Regulatory developments are likely to spur further strong growth in demand for external reviews of green bonds, particularly in Asia and Europe, according to Sustainalytics.

  • Hong Kong government plans HK$100bn green bond programme

    01 March 2018

    Hong Kong is planning a green bond issuance programme "with a borrowing ceiling of HK$100 billion ($13 billion)", Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced in his budget speech.

  • Delivering two-way investor confidence

    01 March 2018

    Do governments need to re-wire their own institutions to play their part in the low carbon investment agenda? asks Kirsty Hamilton

  • Green bond round-up, 28 February 2018

    28 February 2018

    Growthpoint Properties is set to become the first South African corporate green bond issuer.

  • Emerging market banks moving fast on sustainable finance, says IFC

    27 February 2018

    Banks in many emerging markets have made rapid progress in promoting 'sustainable finance' initiatives, by leapfrogging some more mature economies, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC).