Graham Cooper

Articles by Graham Cooper

  • HSBC tightens policy on palm oil financing

    21 February 2017

    HSBC has pledged to tighten its policy on financing palm oil companies, to help improve the sustainability of the industry.

  • KfW issues its first green bond of 2017

    20 February 2017

    German development bank KfW, one of the largest issuers of green bonds, has returned to the market with its first issue of 2017.

  • KfW identifies energy efficiency as a major financing theme

    01 February 2017

    German development bank KfW financed some €20.7 billion ($22.3 billion) of energy efficiency projects last year, out of total commitments of €81 billion.

  • Weather hedging could save wind farms $56bn, says insurer

    31 January 2017

    Wind energy investors are losing some $56 billion in 'untapped asset values' as a result of their failure to transfer weather risk efficiently, according to an insurance underwriter.

  • Green bond market expected to exceed $120bn in 2017

    30 January 2017

    The fast-growing green bond market is predicted to exceed $120 billion in new issuances this year, but the rate of growth is unlikely to exceed that seen in 2016, according to an Environmental Finance survey.

  • Oekom launches ESG impact assessment service

    30 January 2017

    Oekom Research, a German sustainability ratings agency, has expanded its range of services to help investors better understand the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of their investment decisions.

  • Australian banks shine in RobecoSAM ratings

    24 January 2017

    Just six financial institutions have been awarded 'gold stars' in RobecoSAM's 2017 Sustainability Yearbook, and three of them were Australian banks.

  • UK government denies reports of IPO for green bank

    23 January 2017

    A report that the UK government is considering floating the Green Investment Bank on the London Stock Exchange, instead of a private sale to Macquarie, has been denied.

  • Middle East reveals cost of renewables ambitions

    18 January 2017

    Saudi Arabia plans to invest between $30 billion and $50 billion in renewable energy over the next 15 years, according to its energy minister Khalid al-Falih.

  • Asset manager launches €500m renewables fund

    17 January 2017

    A fund that aims to invest €500 million ($535 million) in renewable energy assets, mostly in western Europe, has been launched by a London-based asset manager.