Peter Cripps

Green and sustainability taxonomy to be announced at Macron summit

A taxonomy that defines green and sustainable investments will be announced next week by the European Commission at a summit hosted by French President Macron.

Green bond market sees another record month

The booming green bond market scaled fresh heights in November, which saw $16.7 billion of issues, setting a new monthly record.

UBS 'planning new version of Climate Aware Fund'

UBS is planning to launch a new fund based on the Climate Aware Fund it created for the UK's national workplace pension provider the National Employee Saving Trust (Nest), Environmental Finance understands.

Lloyd's issues call to arms to insurers on climate change

A call to action was issued to the insurance sector to step up its efforts to deal with climate change, as it comes to terms with what is expected to be the most costly year on record for natural disasters.

Iberdrola green hybrid tightens price by 43bps

Iberdrola's latest green bond tightened by 43 basis points amid "remarkable demand" from investors.

'Incredible week' as green bond market breaks $100bn barrier

The green and social bond market saw a frenzy of activity this week, after a spate of issues that should propel the green bond market through the $100 billion barrier for the first time.

HSBC prices $1bn SDG bond

HSBC this week priced an innovative $1 billion bond aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in a deal that was three times oversubscribed.

Green Bond round-up 15 November 2017

M&G fund applies ESG to high-yield bonds

M&G Investments has launched a bond fund focusing on the high-yield market that will incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

IEA moves to incorporate SDGs in key scenario

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is replacing the '450 Scenario' in its World Energy Outlook report with a Sustainable Development Scenario.