Archive

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 3 May 2017

    03 May 2017

    The failure of EU Allowance prices to rise in April, and forthcoming increases in auction volumes, are bearish signs for the next few months, says Louis Redshaw.

  • HSBC to close accounts of 28 unsustainable palm oil producers

    02 May 2017

    HSBC has warned that it will close the accounts of 28 palm oil producer customers that are failing to meet its sustainable agriculture policy.

  • NY Green Bank signs $40.6m worth of deals in in Q1

    28 April 2017

    New York Green Bank has closed six financing transactions in the first quarter of 2017 totalling $40.6 million.

  • Asset owners with $12.5trn of AUM warned on climate change

    27 April 2017

    Asset owners with $12.5 trillion of assets under management (AUM) are still failing to demonstrate they are taking action to mitigate climate risk, and have been warned "the time may be approaching when it is too late to avoid portfolio losses".

  • President Trump vs Obama-era climate change policies

    24 April 2017

    Jon Sohn and Andrew Shaw explain how President Trump is attempting to rewrite US environmental regulations.

  • 27 CEOs back TCFD recommendations

    21 April 2017

    27 CEOs from major corporations have committed to implement the draft recommendations laid out by the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • Corporate pension plan sustainability guide launched

    21 April 2017

    Two of the world's largest business-led sustainability initiatives, the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and UN Global Compact, have partnered to create a guide for making corporate pension funds more sustainable.

  • Introducing the Principles for Positive Impact Finance

    19 April 2017

    The Principles have been designed to help meet the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. But how will they be implemented? Peter Cripps reports

  • Green bond round-up, 19 April 2017

    19 April 2017

    The Nigerian government has announced that it is delaying the launch of its inaugural sovereign green bond until after its 2017 budget is passed.

  • IFoA launches tender on climate change modelling for pension funds

    18 April 2017

    The UK's Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has launched a call for proposals to model climate change's effect on defined benefit pension schemes.