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  • KBI urges greater investment in sustainable infrastructure

    20 November 2019

    Asset owners should be investing more heavily and with more urgency in infrastructure projects that help with the provision of energy, water and food, according to KBI Global Investors (KBIGI).

  • Edison: Water risk is being overlooked by investors

    06 November 2019

    Water risk is being chronically overlooked and needs to be systematically integrated into the investment process, according to UK-based research institute Edison.

  • Businesses urged to adopt 'natural capital thinking'

    04 November 2019

    Companies around the world are being encouraged to sign a 'Natural Capital Commitment' to help reverse the loss of natural resources and develop a strong business voice to influence political decisions on the issue.

  • Food companies aware of water risks but are not managing them: Ceres

    30 October 2019

    Food companies are failing to effectively manage climate-related water risks such as drought and pollution – despite their growing awareness of these risks, according to Ceres.

  • Meat, fish and dairy producers not addressing sustainability risks, says FAIRR

    04 September 2019

    The vast majority of meat, fish and dairy producers have not meaningfully addressed basic sustainability risks, according to a report by investor network FAIRR.

  • Natixis poaches Pictet water fund managers to create thematics arm

    26 March 2019

    Natixis Investment Managers has made two hires from rival Pictet to co-manage a newly-created water fund.

  • Investment opportunities identified to help reduce plastic ocean waste

    11 March 2019

    A guide to help identify and evaluate investment opportunities that reduce plastic pollution of the oceans has been produced by newly founded investment management firm Circulate Capital.

  • Funds of 2018: Pictet Water

    30 January 2019

    A year of two halves saw Pictet water fund's 'barbell' strategy tested by political wrangling, its managers tell Michael Hurley

  • Environmental concerns top World Economic Forum's risk lists

    16 January 2019

    Environmental risks have once again dominated the World Economic Forum (WEF) lists of the most likely and impactful risks facing the world.

  • The tragic V sign

    14 January 2019

    A radical rethink of land management and agricultural policy is required to help combat further biodiversity loss, says Sarasin's Henry Boucher