01/11/2024
European ETFs gained $159 billion; ESG dominated, 2023 data shows
In 2023, ESG investors shifted towards specific issues, like funds tracking EU climate benchmarks, attracting $14.9 billion in NNA.
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01/09/2024
ENGIE acquires MIROVA's 51% stake in the Goya wind project
The acquisition is aligned with ENGIE's strategic objectives, focused on promoting its growth in the Spanish market through renewable energies.
01/09/2024
Green energy will dominate electricity generation by 2038
This is a point which echoes research from KPMG in late 2023, which found that while the UK has assumed status as a ‘net-zero leader’ at present
01/04/2024
BNP Paribas Leads Green Financing Fees in 2023
Overall, the world’s largest banks generated around $3 billion in total fees last year from extending $583 billion in green bonds and loans.
01/03/2024
Macquarie Asset Management acquires 50 per cent of Enel Green Hellas
Partnership formed with Enel Group to develop a pipeline of renewable energy projects in Greece.
01/03/2024
M&G's Catalyst invests $75 million in Biobest
This strategic investment positions Biobest to enhance its biological solutions portfolio, contributing to sustainable agriculture practices globally.
12/28/2023
What the experts are saying: a look back on this year’s "Perspectives"
From large issues to specific ones ranging from future challenges, recent developments, relation to biodiversity to a zoom on heat pumps or individualized solar.
12/22/2023
Adaptation finance and the circular economy among top topics for Guernsey at COP28
A further event saw a group of Guernsey’s sustainability leaders joining forces for a panel session on Guernsey’s pioneering waste strategy and wider circular economy model at the Island of Hope event.
12/22/2023
Was 2023 the year that ESG peaked?
Flows out of Article 8 funds, a BlackRock backlash and COP28 in the Middle East.
12/21/2023
Naturalis & BNP Paribas: a new partnership and a milestone for biodiversity
The sessions brought together the heads of sustainability from biodiversity-committed companies and institutional investors active across a broad range of sectors from food, agriculture and retail to transport, infrastructure and energy.
12/21/2023
COP28: A Small Step in the Right Direction
It happens every five years and will play an important role in determining the next round of climate targets.
12/20/2023
New UK levy to level carbon pricing
The UK is to implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027 to support the decarbonisation drive.
12/20/2023
Across the Universe #4 - Biodiversity
Like for climate change, finance has a crucial role to play in structuring how economic systems take biodiversity into account.
12/19/2023
Charting the path to net-zero: A guide to science-based target setting
The SBTi established a global framework for companies to set carbon reduction targets that align with the Paris Agreement.
12/15/2023
A blueprint for thriving in a changing world
We are strategically positioning portfolios by increasing core equity exposures
12/14/2023
UK Government awards landmark contracts to Schroders Greencoat-backed green hydrogen projects
The projects are targeting commercial operation in the first half of 2026 and delivering impact through the decarbonisation of local industries.
12/14/2023
Resilience in real estate debt: who’s responsible for ESG?
The main takeaway from that piece was that experts agree that it’s a good time to be a lender.
12/13/2023
ABN AMRO Bank N : invests in Hy24’s Clean Hydrogen Equipment Fund
These types of companies developing advanced technology solutions constitute important future clients for ABN AMRO.
12/13/2023
Close Brothers Leasing provides funding for ‘gas to grid’ reserve energy project
This is the second project the team has funded following the now fully operational 20MW project in St Helens, Lancashire.
12/11/2023
EU’s climate package and Maltese business
Peripheral and island member states such as Malta will be disproportionately impacted by the new EU climate rules, especially those on transportation