Analysis

• The Art of the Green Deal

  22 February 2017

  The following describes a hypothetical U.S. government policy nicknamed the "Big Green Bond Program" based on U.S. President Donald Trump's chronicled approaches to conducting business. The policy is designed to position this new government (sovereign) bond program to meet the growing need to finance domestic green infrastructure.

  

• Legal challenges for sovereign green bonds

  17 February 2017

  Issues from France and Poland have highlighted the potential for countries to tap the market. But a lack of common definition and legal framework are potential obstacles, argues Robert Follie.

  

• China at a farming crossroads in the Year Of The Rooster

  16 February 2017

  China's agricultural census this year and the country's drive to improve its environmental practices mean its food production is at a crossroads, argues Maria Lettini

  

• A progress report on the Luxembourg Green Exchange

  13 February 2017

  Since its launch in September, the exchange has already listed €47 billion of green bonds, say Chiara Caprioli and Julien Froumouth

  

• Q&A with Anthony Requin on France's sovereign green bond

  10 February 2017

  The Republic of France's €7 billion sovereign issue was the largest and the longest dated green bond, and was the largest syndicated Obligation Assimilable du Trésor (OAT) issued as a single tranche. The chief executive of Agence France Trésor answers some questions.

  

• Why Allianz is investing where the wind blows

  10 February 2017

  Allianz's in-house alternative asset manager has closed four tax equity investments in US wind farms in only 12 months, and plans more in 2017. Head of renewables at Allianz Capital Partners David Jones talks to Asa Gibson about the firm's American wind adventure.

  

• Premiums 4 Good: redefining the role of insurance in society

  07 February 2017

  An initiative from QBE allows the insurer's customers to opt to have up to 25% of their premiums invested responsibly. Tom Herbstein and Andrew Voysey explain why the initiative is an important development

  

• The PACE quickens

  06 February 2017

  The market for Property Assessed Clean Energy bonds in the US is booming, with $1.7 billion of issues last year. Joe Walsh investigates the secret to its success and explains why it is being rolled out in other countries.

  

• Best performing funds of 2016: KBI Institutional Water Fund A (€)

  02 February 2017

  A strong performance in 2016 is likely to be followed by "another good year" for KBI's Institutional Water Fund A (€), senior portfolio manager Matt Sheldon tells Graham Cooper

  

• Green bond comment January: Vive la France

  01 February 2017

  The green bond market has made a strong start to 2017, with some $10.5 billion of issues having settled in January. This compares with $7.8 billion in January the previous year, according to figures from Environmental Finance's green bond database.