09/29/2020
The OECD Business and Finance Outlook 2020 says that ESG investing has grown steadily in recent years, with ESG ratings, indices and other financial products proliferating to meet demand.
09/25/2020
Such vehicles have since slowly gained further interest globally, as they are seen as a useful means of de-risking green infrastructure such as renewable energy projects in order to mobilise private investment into green economy solutions.
09/25/2020
The Earth’s resources are finite and with demand growing, and a forecast two billion increase in the global population by 2050
09/24/2020
The result of this process is 21 core metrics and 34 expanded metrics and disclosures, which IBS members are encouraged to adopt.
09/24/2020
Robeco is extending its exclusion policy for fossil fuel producers and users to its entire range of strategies to help combat global warming.
09/23/2020
The sustainability framework it’s the first ever to be launched by a European country.
09/22/2020
Promoting good business ethics to avoid risk from regulatory or public scrutiny
09/22/2020
Everyone has a responsibility to do what they can for society, for the communities in which they operate and, ultimately, for the planet.
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.