Investment
Wake up and smell the sustainability bond
Beyond all the talk of Green New Deals and climate emergencies, corporate engagement sustainability efforts are quietly moving up a gear
World Bank debuts €1.5bn SDG bond
Bank prices 10-year Global Sustainable Development Bond, confirming latest green bond issue was oversubscribed with around €2bn of orders
Starbucks serves up $1bn 'oversubscribed' Sustainability Bond
Proceeds from the Bond will be used to support ethical coffee farming in its supply chain and green energy measures at 10,000 of its global stores
Waitrose awards £1m to plastic pollution-busting innovations
Plastic-free period products, biorecycling, and installation of water refill sites among projects to secure funding
Barclay's green guru appointed as first Green Finance Institute CEO
Green Finance Institute is tasked with championing London's role as a leader in sustainable finance
Managing the magnitude of the energy transition
The shift to green power represents a huge structural shift and potentially has a major impact on investment decisions, argues Liontrust's Mike Appleby
Extinction Rebellion crashes pensions conference as minister defends local government fund's autonomy
'It would not be for me to tell individual funds you must do this or you must do that,' says Minister for local government
CFA UK to introduce ESG investing qualification
First exam for new ESG investment qualification to take place on 1 December
'Unprecedented': Leading BP investors holding £10bn in shares back climate resolution
The resolution, which BP has agreed to back, signals increasing investor pressure on firms to act on climate change
Schroders forecasts slowdown in global warming - but it's not time to celebrate yet
Surge in public concern over climate change and spike in electric vehicle sales, but fossil fuel investment remains a headache
'Creative and resilient': EU launches clean energy islands initiative
Governments invited to apply for funding for island renewables and energy efficiency projects
SDG7: The compass pointing towards a world of clean and accessible energy
Could SDG7 provide a spring board for both full decarbonisation and the achievement of all 17 SDGs?
How water companies are taking up the SDG6 challenge
BNP Paribas' Simon Gates reveals how UK water companies and investors are working to tackle a water challenge that is bigger than many people realise
Yanis Varoufakis urges EU politicians to sign up to Green New Deal plan
Former Greek Finance Minister hopes to convince EU leaders to back ambitious carbon reduction investment plan, as Labour puts climate action at heart of new manifesto
'The final countdown begins': Bosch promises to be carbon neutral by 2020
German engineering giant plans to buy more green power and offset 'unavoidable' CO2 emissions
Cambridge University agrees to explore fossil fuel divestment plan
Ex-archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams welcomes plans for fully costed proposals
Climate action must form the heart of UK aid policy, MPs demand
UK must make climate change the cornerstone of international development policy or risk undermining wider aid spending, International Development Committee warns
'Deeply worrying': New global renewables capacity stalls in 2018
International Energy Agency data prompts fresh concerns about world's ability to meet long-term climate change goals
Green building society Ecology announces record profits
Ecology Building Society last week announced record profits that topped £1m in 2018, a s demand for socially responsible investment products continues to grow
Global briefing: Indonesia mulls capital move as climate risks escalate
BusinessGreen brings you this week's green business headlines from around the world
CCC chief Chris Stark: The world is ready for this
'Capitalism is both the cause and the solution' - The CCC chief talks to BusinessGreen about net zero, public protests, and how he is 'verging on optimism about it all'
Fossil fuel giants failing to disclose investor risk, study warns
Latest Carbon Tracker report provides fresh evidence energy sector is exposed to billions of dollars of transition risk as the world pivots to a low carbon economy
'Firmly committed to carbon pricing': Government consults on post-Brexit emissions trading plans
Wide-ranging new consultation sets out series of proposals for carbon pricing mechanisms once the UK leaves the EU
Net zero by 2050: What next for green businesses?
If the UK does adopt a 2050 net zero target in the coming months, companies will need to start planning today for what their business will look in 30 years' time
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