10/15/2021
EBRD invests in Latvia’s AST inaugural green bond
The issuance attracted strong interest from Baltic and Nordic investors; bids worth €200 million reflected investors’ trust in AST’s sustainable business model.
Planet SOS
10/15/2021
UBP’s “wish list” for the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)
Any commitment surrounding recycling should come with the inclusion of mandatory corporate disclosure.
10/15/2021
ESG: the money market approach
Sustainable investment need not be limited to the long term. Money market funds can also embrace ESG and help investors achieve sustainability across their holdings.
10/15/2021
TCFD warns of disclosure issues despite global success
The taskforce analyses findings from its latest status report
10/14/2021
Beyond GDP growth: why natural capital matters
Markets are underestimating the fundamental role that the preservation of nature plays in the race to net zero.
10/14/2021
Climate Solutions launches Climarket
All investment opportunities are thoroughly pre-screened using Climate Solutions’ proprietary investment screening tool.
10/14/2021
Sustainability will drive returns
By targeting companies aligning with the goals of the Paris Agreement
10/13/2021
Culture – A Practical Framework for Sustainable Change
Innovative resource guides organisations on their approach to cultural progression.
10/13/2021
Funds Governance in 2021 – What it Means to Investors
The research found that the rise of ESG investing, demands for specific experience and greater expectations on transparency are all shaping the fund governance landscape
10/13/2021
Credit Suisse and BMW pile into climate tech VC fund
The venture capital strategy has made its first five investments in firms that aim to mitigate CO2 emissions
10/12/2021
Investors pushing the drive to net zero
Thirty two percent of investors are happy for their money to be used to reduce carbon emissions, regardless of return.
10/12/2021
Gaps in climate disclosure will hit corporate access to capital
Yet the majority of companies in emerging markets have little visibility on what their climate risk exposure might be.
10/12/2021
Five priorities for COP26: an investor’s perspective
In biodiversity alone, 68% of animal populations have vanished in the past 50 years
10/12/2021
Hedge fund manager Hohn steps up campaign over banks’ fossil-fuel loans
These include setting stricter capital requirements for carbon-intensive lending, and requiring banks to improve climate-related disclosures.
10/12/2021
BNP Paribas Asset Management broadens low carbon range with third ETF launch
BNP Paribas Easy Low Carbon 100 Eurozone PAB® UCITS ETF uses a methodology based on a significant commitment to ESG
10/12/2021
Willis Towers Watson and Qontigo launch climate transition indices
Whilst current climate metrics can help to identify outliers, many of the current approaches to factoring climate risk into investments tend to be simplistic and fall short of accurately identifying their impact on company valuations.
10/10/2021
COP26: what’s at stake for the EBRD regions
The stake are very high, as the climate emergency, highlighted in the IPCC report from earlier this year, requires urgent and decisive action from the world’s governments.
10/08/2021
Guernsey reports its position on 21st century fiduciary duties
The report showcases the importance of why we need to modernise fiduciary duty across the globe, and the ways in which Guernsey, as a centre of green and sustainable finance, has been working to do so.
10/08/2021
Helping banks go green
This is but one of a thousand examples of how our partner financial institutions help their clients embrace new technologies and adapt to a changing planet.
10/08/2021
COP26: Making- Progress in Commitments and Actions
Senior Equity Analyst Alvaro Navarro examines the dynamics around the upcoming COP26 summit.