green finance

Banking giant on track to double penetration of sustainable investments by 2020

Officials from two dozen countries that are together responsible for 43 per cent of global carbon emissions are to attend a Paris Summit designed to accelerate green finance flows

Global Alliance for Banking on Values announces new Climate Change Commitment as members pledge to curb carbon footprint

Economist Pierre Larrouturou and climate scientist Jean Jouzel are leading a call to mobilise funds on a large scale, backed by more than 600 political figures

New study from Bloomberg New Energy Finance suggests cut-rate financing can speed the switch from fossil fuels to green energy in developing countries

City climate commissions in Edinburgh, Belfast, and Leeds are set to co-ordinate local climate action between businesses, the public sector, and civil society

Chemicals giant reaches agreement with nine banks to reduce cost of credit if it hits ambitious greenhouse gas targets

BNEF analysis confirms sustainable finance market grew 26 per cent last year, with a record $247bn of sustainability-themed debt instruments raised

OECD, World Bank Group, and UN Environment sound clarion call for 'transformative' shift in investment towards low carbon, climate resilient infrastructure

Dutch banking giant launches 'largest ever green bond deal' from a European bank