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  • Investors develop guidance on meeting TCFD recommendations

    12 April 2017

    Advice on how institutional investors should disclose the impact of climate change on their portfolios has been issued by a group of asset owners and managers from Asia and Australia.

  • Shareholders to march on AGM season buoyed by Paris & TCFD

    31 March 2017

    With more than 100 environmental shareholder resolutions already filed, it is financial firms as well as the oil & gas majors that are in the firing line, reports Joe Walsh

  • Nigeria to hold green bond summit

    21 February 2017

    Nigeria is set to hold a green bond summit at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on 23 February, where the government hopes to speak with investors about its first green offering.

  • COP22: The investors' verdict

    06 January 2017

    World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali

  • Comment: The Paris Agreement should not be Trumped

    01 January 2017

    After the celebrations sparked by the Paris Agreement in 2015, followed by its earlier-than- expected ratification, Donald Trump has delivered a shock to the system, says Peter Cripps.

  • COP22 gathers momentum on halting global warming, despite Trump

    21 November 2016

    World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) have agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali

  • Why is Marrakesh so important for corporates?

    21 November 2016

    ING
    The entry into force of last year's Paris Agreement was a great achievement but, it is just the start. A huge amount of investment is needed to meet climate targets by cutting emissions, and to help countries to adapt to the changing climate, and most of it is going to come from the private sector.

  • COP Blog: Cutting through the noise to make COP22 a success

    18 November 2016

    Zurich Insurance
    After the historic progress of the signing of the Paris Agreement at COP21 last December, COP22 was never going to be an opportunity to view recent successes as a 'job done'.

  • COP Blog: Investing in a lower carbon economy - a year after Paris

    17 November 2016

    Northern Trust
    World leaders and scientists are in Morocco at COP22 this week to follow up on the historic climate change agreement a year ago in Paris to reduce carbon emissions. Do environmental, social and governance (ESG) investors know enough now to position portfolios for a lower carbon global economy?

  • COP Blog: Getting private investors on board for climate finance

    17 November 2016

    European Investment Bank
    Here at COP22 in Marrakesh in the blue and green zones where ministers, financiers, climate experts NGOs and multinationals mingle, the talk is all about how to implement the Paris Agreement - and raise the required financing for low-carbon and adaptation projects.