Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • Hong Kong and Netherlands give green bond market $7.7bn boost

    22 May 2019

    Hong Kong and the Netherlands have given the green bond market a $7.7 billion boost, with both nations issuing inaugural sovereign green bonds on the same day.

  • Voltalia signs €100m sustainability-linked loan

    21 May 2019

    French power producer Voltalia has signed a €100 million ($112 million) sustainability-linked loan, which the company claims is the first such deal by a pure-play renewables company.

  • Infrastructure for plastics recycling is ‘biggest growth opportunity'

    21 May 2019

    Investment in infrastructure for recycling is where the growth opportunity for reducing plastic waste is most evident, according to Morgan Stanley.

  • Skills shortage ‘roadblock’ in way of sustainable agriculture

    17 May 2019

    A skills shortage in the agriculture industry is acting as a roadblock to achieving the massive sustainable investment potential of the sector, says Insight Investment.

  • ESG ratings ‘not far from being random’

    17 May 2019

    Ratings of companies’ performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are “not far from being random”, Schroders has claimed.

  • PensionDanmark, ATP invest in growth markets renewables fund

    16 May 2019

    Danish pension funds ATP and PensionDanmark are among investors to have committed a combined $700 million in a renewable energy infrastructure fund for growth markets.

  • Green bond round-up: Natixis, Co-op Group, Cofide, Millicom, Hemfosa Fastigheter, Indiana Finance Authority, New York MTA, S&P Global Ratings and DKB

    15 May 2019

    French bank Natixis has issued a €180 million ($209 million) green bond whose repayment and coupon rate will be determined by the performance of the Euronext Climate Objective 50 Euro EW index.

  • Taxonomy of unsustainable activities ‘only way’ to meet EU climate goals

    15 May 2019

    Expanding the EU’s proposed sustainability taxonomy to also define unsustainable activities is “the only way” to ensure Europe meets its goal to be climate neutral by 2050, according to environmental thinktank E3G.

  • Prospect of German sovereign green bond welcomed by KfW

    14 May 2019

    The potential issuance of a sovereign green bond by Germany has been welcomed by one of the market’s leading lights.

  • SDGs drive engagement success, says BMO

    13 May 2019

    BMO claims that a more sophisticated use of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its 2018 engagement strategy ‘contributed significantly’ to 237 instances of positive change in companies’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies.