Nick Roumpis

People moves:Moody's, GGGI,Carbon Tracker, Citigroup, EU climate directorate, Citigroup, GCF, Vimine and ERM

Indonesia becomes first Asian sovereign green bond issuer

Indonesia has become the first Asian country to issue a sovereign green bond, in an issue that was upscaled to $1.25 billion and saw dramatic price tightening.

Generali raises green investment bar by €3.5bn and divests from coal

Generali will ramp up its green investments and divest from coal as part of its new climate change strategy.

Partners Group targets renewables with latest record €3bn fundraiser

Partners Group has raised a record €3 billion ($3.7 billion) through its latest private infrastructure offering and is set to target renewables and energy infrastructure.

Green bond round-up 21 February 2018

Malaysian investment institution Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) has raised MYR 5.65 billion ($1.44 billion) through a green sukuk programme.

Danone 'paves the way' for linking ESG with traditional financing

An agreement to link Danone's €2 billion ($2.5 billion) syndicated credit facility with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria has been hailed as "the future of banking".

South Pole launches EcoAustralia to support Aussie biodiversity

South Pole has launched a new product to support the regeneration and preservation of Australia's biodiversity.

GRESB shakes up its debt assessments

GRESB has added new indicators to its debt assessments as it looks to place additional focus on the monitoring of real estate loan portfolios.

89% of PRI signatories have dialogue on ESG issues

89% of signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report some kind of engagement on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, reflecting the growth of 'active ownership'.

BP expects EVs surge to dent oil consumption by 2040

Oil giant BP has projected a rapid growth of electric cars that is set to take a toll on oil consumption by 2040.