07/06/2023
Temperature record underlines opportunities in sustainable investment strategies
Seek out businesses that are ahead of their peers on ESG criteria and in the energy transition.
Planet SOS
07/06/2023
Architects take inspiration from nature to build sustainable future
Buildings account for nearly 40 per cent of global carbon emissions
07/05/2023
EBRD invests €45 million in UCBCS’s first green covered bond
The Bank will contribute to the resilience of a systemic financial institution in the Czech Republic and will enhance its capacity to support green projects in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
07/04/2023
How we’re working towards our net zero emissions target
We’re supporting the UK net zero strategy by reducing emissions from our activities and from the companies we invest in.
07/04/2023
Barclays supports offshore wind farm which aims to supply 50 percent of Scotland’s electricity
Barclays acted as a sole pre-hedge execution for the project executing interest rate, inflation and FX hedges, protecting the project and its stakeholders from adverse market movements in a volatile macroeconomic backdrop.
07/03/2023
Bold policies needed to tackle unsustainable urban growth, climate change
In the last 50 years or so, the number of people living in cities has almost quadrupled and the earth’s surface temperature climbed by nearly 1.2C
06/30/2023
How tech startups can help tackle climate change
Among Lombard Odier’s central investment convictions is a commitment to sustainable investment, where the bank has taken a leading role within the industry, forging unique cross-sector partnerships and disrupting the status quo.
06/30/2023
Key climate action highlights of the EU contribution to the Paris summit for a new global financing pact
The aim is to boost investment in key sectors such as energy transition and healthcare and to develop new tools to support low- and middle-income countries in tackling the effects of climate change.
06/28/2023
UBP publishes its 2022 Sustainability Report
As global challenges intensify, adapting to the new investment landscape has become a priority to protect and grow our clients’ wealth, while channelling financial flows towards the green transition.
06/28/2023
The Future of Business event series: ESG in Practice
The discussion covered ESG issues that are emerging in practice for our business clients, spanning the lifecycle of a company and affecting founders, investors and wider stakeholders.
06/28/2023
Sustainability titans confirmed as keynote speakers for 2023 Sustainable Finance Week
Previously Ben co-founded WHEB Asset Management, one of Europe’s leading sustainability-focused fund management businesses.
06/27/2023
Strong demand for green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management
Green bond and ESG analyst Xuan Sheng Ou Yong recently spoke with FS Sustainability while in Australia.
06/27/2023
FCA welcomes launch of ISSB standards
These standards answer the clear market demand for complete, consistent, comparable and reliable corporate sustainability disclosures.
06/26/2023
Specialists give new ‘’Perspectives’’ on biodiversity and natural capital
This internal network brings together over 500 sustainable finance experts from all BNP Paribas business lines and functions, by pooling their expertise to support the transition of Group clients.
06/23/2023
Lombard Odier and Systemiq announce strategic partnership with the creation of holistiQ Investment Partners
An important milestone, this management platform focusses solely on the sustainable investments that will keep us on course as we transition towards a net-zero, nature-positive economy.
06/23/2023
Preqin: Average target size for alternatives ESG funds set to reverse growth trend Impact investing no longer niche
Aggregate capital targets have fallen from their 2021 peak of $172.7bn, to $108.1bn as of May 2023, despite the number of ESG funds in the private markets space going up.
06/23/2023
Amundi: EM energy transition is a 'low hanging fruit'
Positive on China and India
06/22/2023
Sustainability Biodiversity and climate An essential symbiosis
The main drivers of plant extinction are our human land use, soil pollution, and climate change.
06/21/2023
Investing in change and the global transition to net zero
Here we explain the economic case for this and how it supports the global transition to net zero.
06/19/2023
Brett Christophers: Be wary of outsourcing climate change response to ‘ruthlessly extractive’ asset managers
In recent months, governments around the world have attempted to scale up their response to climate change – with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the US being the most prominent example.