Affinity Water issues £130m Green bond
Affinity Water has announced that its financing subsidiary Affinity Water Finance PLC has issued a Class A £130 million 0.01 per cent CPI Linked Private Placement due September 2038.
Affinity Water launches Green Finance Framework
Affinity Water has published its Green Finance Framework which aligns the company's strategic and sustainability priorities with its funding and financial strategy.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak appoints first permanent CEO of UK Infrastructure Bank
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has appointed John Flint as the first permanent Chief Executive Officer of the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB).
Independent expert group appointed to advise Government on standards for green investment
HM Treasury has announced the appointment of an independent expert group to advise Government on standards for green investment.
Bank of England launches first initiative to explore financial risks from climate change for largest UK banks and insurers
The Bank of England has published the first Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES) to explore the financial risks posed by climate change for the largest UK banks and insurers.
UNEP Finance Initiative and partners launch new framework to drive investor action on climate crisis and accelerate transition to net-zero
The UNEP Finance Initiative, together with its founding partners of The Investor Agenda have today released a new tool to enable institutional investors to step up action to tackle the climate crisis and accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy.
Fitch Ratings views CMA appeals outcome as credit-positive for Anglian Water and Yorkshire Water
Fitch Ratings has this morning confirmed that it views the outcome of the Anglian Water and Yorkshire Water appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as credit-positive and that the ratings remain unchanged.
Huge demand for United Utilities’ first-ever sustainable £300 million bond
The North West’s water company, United Utilities, has attracted huge demand for its first ever sustainable bond issue, which was more than three times over-subscribed.
Pension investors - “disappointed and concerned” to see CMA reversing key aspects of Provisional Findings in PR19 appeals
First Sentier Investors (FSI), managers of infrastructure assets on behalf of institutional investors in the UK with in excess of £1.2 billion of equity, including an investment in Anglian Water, has told the Competition and Markets Authority it is “disappointed and concerned to see the CMA reversing key aspects of its Provisional Findings”.
IFM Investors (UK) Ltd warn over “doubt on stability and long-term attractiveness" of UK water sector
Pension funds group IFM Investors (UK) Ltd, one of the largest infrastructure investors globally, is warning the Competition and Markets Authority of its doubts over the stability and long-term attractiveness of the UK water sector.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
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