12/03/2019
Blue carbon makes the world greener By Zoe Knight, MD, HSBC Centre of Sustainable Finance
Sustainable development bonds are a further option to support projects with broad environmental and social benefits.
Planet SOS
12/03/2019
Ralph Lauren to power its operations by 100% renewables by 2025
The commitments made by Ralph Lauren are part of the company’s Design the Change sustainability strategy.
12/03/2019
Investec Asset Management launches Global Environment Fund for UK clients
The transition to decarbonisation represents a powerful multi-year structural growth opportunity for investors driven by regulatory change, technological change and the desire of consumers to tackle climate change.
12/02/2019
Is Green Yachting the Next Wave?
Sustainability was the talk of this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, but is progress actually being made? Read on to find out.
12/02/2019
Mainstreaming environmental, social and corporate governance
We need to improve the authentication, oversight and scrutiny of ESG claims, ratings and indexing, writes Frank Vibert
12/02/2019
Dutch AM giant joins with $150bn Chinese firm for bond fund
'This is why we are opening up a dedicated office in Beijing and pool local expertise and experience with E Fund,’ said Sandor Steverink, head of Treasuries at APG AM.
12/01/2019
Key questions answered as latest round of climate talks begin
The UN’s annual conference of parties is being held in Madrid.
11/29/2019
Asset managers and climate breakdown
Biggest asset managers collectively fail to drive forward action to support climate targets.
11/28/2019
Climate Change and Financial Risk
Central banks and financial regulators are starting to factor in climate change
11/28/2019
A Greener Future for Finance
Green bonds offer lessons for sustainable finance
11/28/2019
Climate Change and Executive Pay: Our Responsible Investing Report Q3 2019
The main focus of this engagement activity was on climate change and executive remuneration.
11/27/2019
The Greatest Balancing Act
Nature and the global economy
11/27/2019
Fifty Shades of Green
The world needs a new, sustainable financial system to stop runaway climate change
11/27/2019
Putting a Price on Pollution
Carbon-pricing strategies could hold the key to meeting the world’s climate stabilization goals
11/26/2019
When removing straws is not enough
Named the ‘Plastics Partnerships Project’ the initiative comes after G Adventures recognised that to have a greater impact it needed to engage more partners to help.
11/25/2019
ESG managers see stars aligning for sector but fear misselling risk
That will have a growing impact in the future although that awareness has not translated into pressure on M&G and the way we deliver funds yet, in the way we think it will.”
11/25/2019
How conservation investment could be a lifeline for endangered species
Growing public awareness of the need to protect wildlife and communities shows huge potential to attract institutional investors
11/25/2019
Climatescope 2019
Rapidly growing nations that today are just as rapidly expanding their carbon footprints must reach net zero emissions by 2050.
11/22/2019
Want to improve the world? Read these 6 game-changing books
Hilde Schwab, co-founder of the World Economic Forum, believes social innovators can share unique insights and demonstrate significant progress on how we approach environmental sustainability
11/22/2019
What is sustainable finance? That's a $5.5 trillion question for investors
Many asset managers are shifting towards making sustainability criteria an essential part of their strategies.