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Henderson's SRI funds drop roadbuilder exclusion policy
11 August 2016Henderson Global Investors said its three global sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) funds have dropped their policy of excluding companies that build roads.
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Zurich blasts past $1bn green bond milestone
10 August 2016Zurich's holdings of green bonds have broken through the $1 billion barrier, the insurer has revealed.
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UK pension fund trustees urged to consider ESG factors
10 August 2016Trustees of UK pension funds are being encouraged by the industry regulator to consider longer-term financial risks such as climate change and unsustainable business practices.
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NRG Yield to sell $150m of shares
10 August 2016US yieldco NRG Yield has announced plans to raise $150 million by selling new shares.
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Talanx makes first solar investment
09 August 2016Insurer Talanx and commercial bank Nord LB have loaned €85.5 million ($95 million) to refinance two German solar farms - marking the insurer's first foray into the solar market.
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Infra fund backs £160m UK biomass plant
08 August 2016A fund backed by 19 institutions has invested in the construction of a £160 million ($210 million) biomass project in the UK.
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The growing pains of UK yieldcos
22 July 2016Weakening policy support and uncertainties caused by Brexit are among the challenges faced by the fledgling asset class. But it remains resilient, reports Peter Cripps
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Insurers lag pension funds when it comes to tackling climate change
21 July 2016The insurance sector is lagging behind pension funds when it comes to waking up to climate risk, a report has claimed.
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BRICS Bank 'prices inaugural green bond'
18 July 2016The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly called BRICS Bank, is understood to have priced a RMB3 billion ($450 million) green bond today.
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Jupiter Ecology launches multi-asset version
15 July 2016Asset manager Jupiter has launched a multi-asset version of its pioneering Ecology equities fund.
- La Banque Postale invests in ESG data startup
- France launches voluntary biodiversity credit market
- BNP Paribas targets $500m for developed markets forestry fund
- COP29: Financing Net Zero
- Artesian: Two-way coupons could 'reignite' SLB market
- Finance Earth plans for life after Federated Hermes following withdrawal from collaborations
- Converting Bridgerton to Bog Hall
- EU countries failing to transpose CSRD risk increasing costs of compliance, observers say
- EU countries reject move to weaken Deforestation Regulation
- Fight or flight: Contract and financing considerations for UK SAF projects
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Webinar: COP29 a missed opportunity to support private sector transition planning
22 November 2024A lack of progress on negotiations at COP29 is undermining hopes that countries could support the creation of an international framework that would support private sector transition planning, a webinar hosted by the IFC and Environmental Finance heard.
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Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal
22 November 2024The Bahamas has signed a $300 million loan with Standard Chartered as part of a ground-breaking marine conservation-focused debt conversion transaction developed with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'
22 November 2024The nature financing gap remains concerningly wide, but the increasingly active debt-for-nature market offers hope that the tide is turning. Ahren Lester reports
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Scaling Biodiversity Credits
21 November 2024The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity credits launched at COP16 a framework consisting of 21 High-Level Principles to ensure the high-integrity of the biodiversity credit market. Ingrid Kukuljan explains what they hope to achieve
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Account for nature on balance sheets, says Sustainable Markets Initiative
21 November 2024The public and private sectors have been encouraged to account for nature as an asset by the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) to deliver more accurate balance sheet information.