-
Avendus Capital to launch pioneering Indian ESG fund
31 August 2018Avendus Capital has raised about $1 billion for what it claims is the first ESG fund in India.
-
Green bond round-up 29 August 2018
29 August 2018Second deal makes SSE biggest UK corporate issuer
-
Green bond funds double AuM in 12 months (Full table here)
24 August 2018Total assets under management (AuM) in green bond funds has more than doubled since July 2017, to $5.34 billion, according to a survey by Environmental Finance. In the same period, the number of funds has risen by more than a third, to 38.
-
Lightsource BP acquires 135MW in PJM solar assets
10 August 2018Lightsource BP, the British solar park developer, has acquired a 135MW portfolio from Orion Renewable Energy Group.
-
People moves: AP3, ISS-Oekom, IETA
10 August 2018Mårten Lindeborg, AP3’s CIO and deputy CEO, has passed away. The Swedish buffer fund announced yesterday that Lindeborg died after a short illness
-
Practical guide to help companies report on their impact on SDGs released
06 August 2018Companies should report their negative impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as their positive impacts, according to new guidelines.
-
Italian solar energy platform RTR sold for €1.3bn
30 July 2018UK-based private equity investment firm Terra Firma has agreed to sell Italy's leading independent solar energy company, RTR, to F2i.
-
Octopus in £174m refinancing of biomass and landfill gas portfolio
30 July 2018Octopus Investments has completed a £174 million ($230 million) refinancing of the largest independent portfolio of biomass and landfill gas projects in the UK.
-
Green bonds round-up, 25 July
25 July 2018The City of Toronto has completed a green bond issue worth C$300 million ($228 million), becoming the second city in Canada to issue green-labelled notes, following Ottawa's C$102 million issue in November.
-
Banque de France and I4CE form climate finance partnership
23 July 2018The Banque de France and the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE) are forming a partnership to exchange expertise and increase the financial sector's awareness of climate risks and opportunities.