09/22/2020
It follows recent research undertaken by the bank which found 70 per cent of NatWest customers are concerned about climate change, but were unsure about how to reduce their climate impact.
09/22/2020
Only 5% of large financial groups strategically back EU green finance plan
Think tank InfluenceMap highlighted that BlackRock, UBS, BNY Mellon and Invesco have pushed against more stringent green regulations.
09/21/2020
The game may not yet be over for fossil fuels in Europe, but their epitaph is already being scratched on the wall
09/21/2020
Green bonds are used by governments to fund climate-related or environmental projects in order to make their economies greener.
09/21/2020
One area it was clear asset managers needed to give greater attention to was climate change.
09/18/2020
The Committee was established on June 5, 2020, which is World Environment Day, with the goal of ensuring that the bank and its ecosystem companies comply with ESG principles.
09/16/2020
A group of global financiers with $33tr under investment have called on the EU to set a goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent by 2030, in a step up from its current plan of 40 per cent.
09/13/2020
Fossil fuel taxes, tighter permit caps and production cuts proposed in bid to meet 2050 zero emission target
09/11/2020
British insurers generally lead their Asian peers in practising ESG investment – and Wesleyan is, in turn, ahead of most UK rivals. The firm's experience is a useful case study.
09/10/2020
The global climate challenge is a huge threat to our world and urgent multilateral action is needed to address this crisis and help our members meet their commitments to the Paris Agreement.
09/10/2020
It will support sustainable finance in becoming a major field of academic research globally, and harness the vast potential of the financial sector to drive environmental, social and economic
09/09/2020
Investment firms should look at ESG policies, data, and practices as an aggregated layer of value that is embedded everywhere, from the company culture to the mathematical way money is allocated.
09/09/2020
Today in the context of the pandemic crisis, climate change is not being pushed off the table.
09/07/2020
Thailand securities regulator inks low-carbon economic growth pact with the UK
The collaboration will be done through two Southeast Asian programmes funded by the UK’s Prosperity Fund, a £1.2 billion (US$1.6 billion) fund set up in 2015 to help support inclusive growth and reduce poverty in partner countries.
09/04/2020
Charles Stanley surveys 100 advisers and over 1,000 consumers on responsible investing
09/04/2020
The fund is run by a team of fifteen people, led by Jérôme Marie and Ferdinand Dalhuisen.
09/03/2020
The company takes responsibility for its unavoidable emissions by compensating the equivalent amount in carbon offsetting projects. Together, these measures have earned Avaloq the coveted South Pole Climate Neutral Company label.
09/03/2020
The Green Bond Framework is another important step in Bank of Ireland’s journey as it defines the loans or investments eligible to be financed through its green bonds.
09/02/2020
Bank J. Safra Sarasin is proud to be a founding signatory of the UN PRI, which has more than 3’000 signatories today.
09/02/2020
The social concerns are manifesting themselves for investors in the way they now view companies’ performance in the pandemic.