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PRI issues ESG guide for equity investors
05 September 2016The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has issued a guide to help asset owners and fund managers integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their equity investment decisions.
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UK grid company gives boost to battery storage market
31 August 2016National Grid, the company that owns the electricity transmission network in England and Wales, has committed to buy some 200MW of energy storage capacity.
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Berlin Hyp to launch second benchmark green bond
30 August 2016Berlin Hyp is to launch a roadshow for its second green bond on 5 September and has released a 'green bond framework' to cover this and future issues.
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90 steps forward, two steps back
17 August 2016With the flagship markets of the EU and California in difficulties, advocates of carbon trading are pinning their hopes on a slew of new markets, particularly China and Canada. Graham Cooper reports
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Energy storage secures $100m for project financing
16 August 2016Energy storage firm Stem has received an injection of $100 million into its project financing facility, from private investment company Starwood Energy Group.
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Clean energy list identifies low-carbon investment opportunities
16 August 2016An initiative to help investors exploit the opportunities arising from the transition to a low carbon economy has been launched by Canadian research firm Corporate Knights and US non-profit As You Sow.
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Macquarie and Danish pension fund to own giant biomass plant
15 August 2016Australian banking group Macquarie and Danish pension fund PKA are joining forces to buy what is claimed to be the world's largest dedicated biomass power plant.
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Most investors fail to address climate change, despite awareness of risk
09 August 2016Two-thirds of European institutional investors believe that "the objective of reducing greenhouse gases will impact the capital markets," yet the same percentage fail to address climate protection in their investment guidelines, according to a recent survey.
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Investors await clarity on UK energy policy
05 August 2016Since the Brexit vote on 23 June, what signals should the finance and investment community be looking for in UK government climate and energy policy, asks Richard Folland
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Dong and Siemens' results buoyed by renewables
05 August 2016Strong performances by the renewable energy divisions of Denmark's Dong Energy and German industrial giant Siemens, have boosted interim results at both firms.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.