Business and science must come together on the path to meeting the goals of the Paris climate agreement, argues Paul Simpson
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Solar energy holdings and takeover activity pushes Erste WWF Stock Environment to deliver a strong performance in 2019, writes Ahren Lester.
In February 2010, while CIO at Nikko Asset Management, Stuart Kinnersley* established the world's first dedicated green bond fund - the Nikko/World Bank Green Bond Fund. 10 years on, he answers questions about the subsequent developments in this space and his hopes for the coming decade.
The sovereign debt market is one of the largest asset classes in the world, and yet it has typically lagged other asset classes when it comes to integrating climate change considerations.
Click here to download FREE, Environmental Finance's Sustainable Bonds Insight 2020. This report includes graphics and data illustrating the main trends of 2019 in the green, social and sustainability bond markets together with forward-looking commentary from leading market commentators.
Bob Dylan once sang: "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows". I am no weatherman, but it is clear to me that impact investing has the wind in its sails.
Environmental Finance is pleased to announce that the inaugural The Future of ESG Data conference will take place on 27 April 2020 in London.
RMI is seeking one or more Associates or Senior Associates to join the Global Climate Finance Program's Climate-Aligned Financial Sector Initiative.
We are looking for a Finance Sector Analyst to draw on our unique deforestation and natural capital data and to work closely with our research teams to produce insights for and about the global financial institutions with the greatest impacts and dependencies on nature.
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The market for data on the social impacts of investments in real estate is growing rapidly, writes Christopher Marchant
Investors are striving to get a handle on physical climate risks, but the data is still under construction, writes Christopher Marchant
A raft of standards and certification schemes can help real estate investors understand transition risks in their portfolio, writes Christopher Marchant
Images from Green Bonds Asia conference in Hong Kong on 8th October 2019.
Images from the ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference on the 17th of September in New York.
The EF Bond Database is the most comprehensive source of information on the labelled green, social and sustainability bond markets. The database is updated daily, is fully searchable and allows the export of Excel ready tables.
Banks are in "the early days" of understanding and addressing the climate risks in their portfolios, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard.
It is important that the recommendations of the Task Force on…
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD),…
The Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) initiative is…
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) said its portfolio of investments in renewables and energy efficiency assets had reached $2.1 billion by the end of 2019 after it closed $1.3 billion of transactions during the year.
Malaysian banks continue to provide significant funding to coal…
Dutch asset management firm APG has almost doubled its investment…
Austrian firm Erste Asset Management said it will make environmental,…
Australian firm QBE Insurance has reported climate change could result in premiums becoming "unaffordable" for some customers, as it begins counting the cost of recent natural disasters in its home market.
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) put its weight behind better…
Aviva Investors said its Climate Transition European Equity Strategy…
Major French asset manager Amundi has confirmed it will support…
