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BNP Paribas launches first blue economy ETF
13 October 2020BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched the first exchange-traded fund focused on the blue economy, with the €35 million fund investing in listed equities that contribute to the sustainable economic use of the ocean resources
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Co-chairs confirmed for TNFD working group
13 October 2020Three co-chairs have been nominated to lead the Informal Working Group (IWG) that is tasked with launching a work plan for the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD):
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EU carbon market update: 13 October 2020
13 October 2020EU Allowances lost ground last week and the momentum is with the bears, says Tom Lord
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Trase Finance launches to combat deforestation finance risks
12 October 2020An open-source data platform that shines a light on the deforestation risk facing more than 12,000 financial institutions exposed to companies trading Brazilian beef, Brazilian soy and Indonesian palm oil has been launched.
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'The time is right to invest in natural capital'
12 October 2020How does HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management aim to attract large-scale investment in natural capital, Michael Hurley asks
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UNDP publishes SDG Impact Standards for private equity
07 October 2020A set of standards designed to help private equity fund managers and investors finance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been published by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
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First green bond to secure drinking water by buying forests proposed
07 October 2020Central Arkansas Water (CAW) is preparing an innovative $31 million US municipal green bond, believed to be the first to buy and protect forests in order to secure clean drinking water.
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WWF launches water risk scenarios
06 October 2020The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released a set of scenarios intended to help companies and investors assess water risks and build resilience into activities or portfolios.
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CBL Markets announces first trades of new carbon offset contract
06 October 2020Commodities spot exchange CBL Markets has announced the first trades of the Global Emissions Offset (GEO) - a new carbon contract that sets a price on one metric tonne of CO2 equivalent (1 mtCO2e) based on real-time transactions.
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Five years on from the UN SDGs, investors cannot afford to ignore impact
05 October 2020The financial industry has a role to play in supporting the actions being taken by companies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, says Vafa Ahmadi