05/02/2019
Yu Shimizu of Sparx Group joins ESG Summit
He has 17 years of investment and financial market experience.
Planet SOS
05/02/2019
Sustainability at Nikko AM
Nikko AM believes its ability to succeed is dependent on honestly addressing today’s challenges to sustainability, and better understanding what sustainability means for an asset manager.
05/01/2019
The World Federation of Exchanges Publishes Annual Sustainability Survey
y carrying out this survey on an annual basis, the WFE is also able to track the evolution of members’ engagement with ESG issues.
04/29/2019
Green insurance in Guernsey - Guernsey Financial Services Commission discussion paper
Its response was developed in a collaborative effort between the insurance industry body, and the industry organisation driving the development of green and sustainable finance in the island.
04/26/2019
When it pays to go green: the evolution of ESG investment
The issue of what constitutes an ESG investment has been looked at by various bodies including the UN, which has set out its own Principles for Responsible Investing.
04/26/2019
Climate change: What are you doing about it?
Philanthropy and responsible investing are two ways you can future-proof the planet.
04/24/2019
Will the wave of green investment turn into a torrent?
Developments on the sustainable investing front are continually evolving, and Asia is a source of huge pent-up demand for green-focused products, as the region plays catch up
04/24/2019
Earth Day: five wealth managers' top ethical funds
To mark Earth Day, we asked five readers to reveal their top ethical fund picks.
04/18/2019
ESG would curb ocean pollution: Report
The report refers specifically to plastic pollution and points out how quickly the movement to ban plastic straws has spread.
04/16/2019
Estera achieves Green Fund status for first London-listed investment fund
“We are therefore delighted that Bluefield Solar has committed to supporting this strategic goal by obtaining Guernsey Green Fund status.”
04/16/2019
PRA expectations for managing risks of climate change
Some respondents urged the PRA to move more quickly and decisively on climate change issues.
04/15/2019
Impact investment manager partners with IFC to promote industry best practices
A comparable, common set of impact measurements will help additional investors to enter the space and make a social and environmental impact.
04/15/2019
Avoiding the storm: Climate change and the financial system - speech by Sarah Breeden
The carbon released today is creating the physical and transition risks of tomorrow.
04/15/2019
The continued rise of sustainable investing - Ocarian
Such is the drive for ethically responsible investments that it seems as though it is only a matter of time before ethically irresponsible investing starts to carry penalties.
04/15/2019
Burning ambition: The price of tackling climate change
Europe wants to become a zero-emissions economy by 2050. To remain competitive, new green border taxes may be inevitable.
04/12/2019
Chancellor calls for international action on sustainable global growth
He will lead the way in the first ever global group of Finance Ministers dedicated to using economic levers to tackle climate change.
04/10/2019
LGT Bank (Switzerland) hunts for sustainability PM
LGT has a long history of sustainable investing and currently boasts a range of seven sustainable funds.
04/10/2019
Smart Money Is Piling Into Oil
One oil export terminal near Tripoli is the most obvious asset at risk.
04/10/2019
Floods cause $8bn damage in March 2019, finds Aon catastrophe report
Further floods and heavy rain across the world
04/10/2019
Standard Bank working with ICC to build global best practice in Sustainable Trade Finance
Standard Bank’s commitment to the ICC Banking Commission’s sustainable trade finance process dovetails exactly with the aims of the African Union’s Agenda 2063