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The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are meant to be the "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". So why aren't insurers taking an active role in pursuing them? Paul Walsh reports
Investors must start to consider their role in tackling inequality, argues Jean-Jacques Barbéris
Institutional investors are ready to provide an exciting new source of growth for the sustainability-linked loan market, Michael Hurley writes
This year's landmark convention on biodiversity will put the issue squarely in focus - and will increase scrutiny of financial institutions and large companies. IBAT's Dr Eugenie Regan explains how they can ensure they are managing their biodiversity exposures
A panel of investor judges selected the winners for this year's prestigious awards, which are bigger and better than ever!
Access over 150 products provided by ESG data companies across the world through Environmental Finance's unique directory which has been updated for 2020. The guide details what data is recorded by the different providers and summarises their offerings. The guide is designed to help data users navigate the world of ESG data, and to discover new sources of information.
Investors are increasingly looking to apply ESG analysis into asset classes beyond equities and corporate debt – and FTSE Russell is developing the tools to help them do so, says Sylvain Chateau, head of sustainable investment product management at its parent, the London Stock Exchange Group
HSBC’s analysts have been collecting climate data since 2007. Piers Butler and Ashim Paun explain the banks approach, how the data is used, and what comes next
ISS ESG puts a premium on its clients’ ability to customise the ESG data and analytics they can access, its CEO Marija Kramer tells Environmental Finance
S&P Global is integrating ESG, climate and SDG datasets and even post-Covid analysis, Richard Mattison, CEO of Trucost, part of S&P Global, tells Environmental Finance
Girish Narula, CEO of Urgentem, describes a unique data and analytics platform
The Covid pandemic has encouraged ESG index providers to take a broader view of sustainability, Simon Vinatea and Thomas Montagnon of Vigeo Eiris’s index business tell Environmental Finance
The winners of Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards have been announced.
ESG Portfolio Management won Environmental Finance's Multi Asset-Manager of the year award. Christoph Klein explains the firm's philosophy - and how its selection of sustainable companies and DAX put options helped it beat the pandemic crash
Fitch Ratings was awarded Environmental Finance's 2020 award for most transparent credit ratings agency. Andrew Steel, its global head of sustainable finance, explains how the firm has integrated ESG analysis into its ratings process - and what comes next
Ninety One's newly launched Global Environment Fund enjoyed a stellar 2019, and has seen a boost from the EU's green stimulus. Its co-manager Deirdre Cooper explains how a concentrated approach to the low-carbon transition is delivering results
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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.
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Food and agriculture funds have been urged to improve reporting on nature-related risks, after a report showed major investors in the sector were materially exposed to the financial risks associated with natural capital threats.
The $36 million acquisition of environmental, social and governance…
2° Investing Initiative (2DII) and Carbon Tracker have launched…
Japanese insurance company Dai-ichi Life has invested JPY15.8…
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has launched a research centre to help shape the role that the financial industry has in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy, with four major US banks collaborating on the project
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has been elected…
Despite the strong growth in the Chinese green bond market in recent years, analysis by the Climate Policy Initiative's Donovan Escalante and June Choi shows there is still plenty policymakers and investors can do to boost how effective the market becomes
Climate change remains "the defining issue of our time", despite…
Frank Elderson, executive director of supervision at the central…