Managers of Wealth

Billionaires Pledge $750 Million To Caltech For Climate Change Crisis Research

With their gift, Caltech plans to construct a new 75,000-square-foot building

Climate Bonds Initiative, Credit Suisse launch ‘Sustainable Transition Bonds’

Two organizations partner up on building a roadmap for leveraging the global capital markets to accelerate corporate sustainable transition toward a low-carbon economy

UBS commits to UN plan for climate action and corporate responsibility

UBS signed the Principles for Responsible Banking of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative.

The UN is moving closer to a meaningful high seas treaty

It is especially worrying that the high seas – the two-thirds of the ocean beyond the reach of most national laws – have precious little protection.

ESG considerations to become mandatory within wealth management

Advisers will have to take each client’s ESG preferences into account when explaining how their investment objectives are met.

BlueOrchard publishes Climate Finance study

The paper is enriched by a number of testimonials of renowned public and private sector representatives

Natixis rolls out Green Weighting Factor

The adjustment of the expected rate of return of each financing deal based on its environmental and climate impact provides a strong incentive for Natixis’ teams to favour green financing when assessing deals with equivalent credit risk.

Joint declaration by the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states and the European Union on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals implementation

With the underlying “leaving no-one behind” principle, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are universal and indivisible

Rockefeller Asset Management Awarded PRI’s ESG Research Report of the Year

As the sole U.S.-based asset manager to have participated in the UNEP FI working group, as well as the sole U.S.-based asset manager to have been shortlisted for the PRI award

Climate code red: we need a quicker transition to renewables

When emergencies strike, special processes within governments and communities swing into gear.

Green securitisation offers welcome step towards a cleaner future … but EU climate targets demand wider action

Government backing could stimulate the retail green bond market in particular, where considerable public interest in environmentally-related projects already exists.

Changing weather could put insurance firms out of business

Climate issue: The cost of comprehensive cover could become exorbitant, even as it is needed more than ever

Islands of climate ambition

Small island developing states like ours are barometers of the world’s commitment to climate action and sustainable development.

Vontobel AM boutique launches new ESG fund

Commenting on the launch, Benkendorf said: ‘Given our focus on the importance of sustainability and predictable long-term earnings growth of our holdings, we are already fishing in a “cleaner pond”.

Tackling the climate crisis: how responsible investment can help

The greater the delay in responding, the greater the potential cost.

Fidelity rebrands funds and makes them ESG compliant

All five ESG funds are required to have a minimum of 70% of their investments in sustainable characteristics

Asian financial big guns and millennials drive ESG growth - report

ESG factor integration is the most popular strategy used in Australia. Japanese institutional investors tend to use the governance factor the most and prefer positive screening.

You, Too, Are in Denial of Climate Change

Most Americans believe, abstractly, in climate change. That’s not enough.

When it comes to addressing climate change, gender matters

The report underscores the point that gender shapes how climate change affects humans — and how we respond to it.

Nature’s Solution to Climate Change

A strategy to protect whales can limit greenhouse gases and global warming

Planet SOS