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  • Creating business value via water

    11 April 2018

    Companies can create greater value through a water strategy that goes beyond water stewardship, says Will Sarni

  • Natural catastrophes in 2017 hit insurers hard

    10 April 2018

    Insured losses arising from natural disasters soared to $138 billion last year, almost three-times as much as in 2016 and far higher than the average of the past 10 years, according to Swiss Re.

  • KBI's water fund contributes to seven SDGs

    22 March 2018

    KBI Global Investors has measured the impact of its water strategy, and found it contributes to seven of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Best performing funds of 2017: KBI Institutional Water Fund A (GBP)

    15 February 2018

    Riding the 'third wave' of water equity investing has helped KBI's Institutional Water Fund outperform, says Michael Hurley

  • Green securitisations offer growing EU investment opportunity, says NNIP

    17 January 2018

    Forecasts of rapid growth in green securitisations – based on large numbers of small-scale climate-friendly projects in the EU – promise attractive opportunities for institutional investors, according to NN Investment Partners (NNIP).

  • Banking on Water - the role of commercial banks in water solutions

    11 December 2017

    There are five key ways in which banks can seize the opportunities presented by the water sector, argues Ambika Jindal.

  • Why investors need to be alert to water risk

    06 December 2017

    If investors are not aware of water risks, now is the time to get up to speed, argues Monika Freyman

  • Thames Tideway 'super sewer' issues £450m green bonds

    24 November 2017

    £450 million ($599 million) worth of green issues from London 'super sewer' developer Tideway has helped it overtake Unilever as the largest corporate issuer of sterling-denominated green bonds.

  • KBI launches new infrastructure-focused strategy

    08 November 2017

    KBI Global Investors has launched a new strategy focusing on publicly traded companies active in sustainable infranstructure.

  • Companies becoming big spenders on water security

    07 November 2017

    Big corporates are investing in water security at record levels while some of them are starting to adopt internal water pricing policies, a report has found.