07/15/2019
MJ Hudson acquires ESG consultancy firm
The acquisition of the Amsterdam-based ESG business also provides the firm with another operating base in one of Europe and the EU’s key asset management centres.
07/12/2019
The team works closely with institutional investors to create bespoke portfolios of large-scale renewable energy assets. Recent international expansion has also seen significant new renewable investments in Australia, Finland, France and Italy.
07/12/2019
The framework has set out three principles to accelerate the integration of climate change
07/10/2019
ESG is becoming a hot topic globally and one which investors and managers will find harder and harder to ignore.
07/08/2019
The Poseidon Principles establish a way to assess and disclose whether financial institutions’ lending portfolios are in line with adopted climate goals
07/08/2019
The real objective is providing capital for enterprises that you believe have a positive function overall."
07/07/2019
London’s new Green Finance Institute was launched this week with the aims of finding solutions for sustainable finance, and making London the leading global centre for green finance.
07/05/2019
ESG has become the de-facto common denominator for integrating environmental, social and governance risks, but, increasingly, we are seeing ‘sustainable investing' come to the fore.
07/05/2019
The government has today launched its Green Finance Strategy, to increase investment in sustainable projects and infrastructure, while ensuring the UK remains an international leader in decarbonisation and meets its 2050 net zero carbon emissions target.
07/05/2019
The move entails the $500m (£398m) AIIB Asia ESG enhanced credit managed portfolio managed by ASI on behalf of AIIB.
07/04/2019
It had already moved to ensure that no investment was made in companies which get more than 10% of their turnover from extracting coal for power stations or oil from oil sands.
07/02/2019
Getting to zero emissions requires halving current global emissions by 2030
07/02/2019
Dr Andy Sloan, Deputy Chief Executive, Strategy, at Guernsey Finance and Chair of Guernsey Green Finance, attended the event at London’s Guildhall, which coincides with London Climate Action Week.
07/01/2019
Research carried out by Guernsey Finance has revealed rising interest in green investment from managers
06/30/2019
Real economy cannot meet sustainability goals without help from financial sector
06/28/2019
The costs of taking action have fallen and the benefits of addressing climate risks have become clearer
06/26/2019
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell warned that some companies are still funding major polluters
06/24/2019
They can be used as a standalone index or as an overlay to an overall ESG strategy.
06/24/2019
The 2018 report also summarises information on climate finance from the Islamic Development Bank ISDB), which joined the MDB climate finance tracking groups in October 2017.
06/24/2019
Guernsey enjoys stability in its financial services system and is a hub for several funds domiciled, serviced or managed here, and you have billions in low carbon funds and there’s a lot happening.