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CISL to launch open-source tool to assess infrastructure transition risk
04 December 2018The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is preparing to launch a modelling tool to assess how the transition to a low-carbon economy will impact the financial performance of infrastructure investments.
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French insurers’ climate-related disclosures mostly ‘difficult to understand’, says WWF
26 November 2018French insurers' climate-related disclosures have improved, but the information is still often inaccessible and difficult to understand, according to research by WWF France.
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IIGCC publishes climate scenario analysis guide
22 November 2018Investors who use scenario analysis will be better equipped to respond to early warning signs, such as a rising carbon price, and take more informed investment decisions as the low-carbon transition evolves.
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Major insurers to cooperate on climate risk tools
14 November 2018The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has announced a partnership with 16 of the world largest insurers to develop a new generation of climate risk assessment tools.
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Hannover Re defends coal investing
12 November 2018Reply to criticism comes on heels of Vienna Insurance Group's own defence
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TCFD exceeds target of 500 supporters
26 September 2018A total of 513 organisations have now expressed support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), beating the secretariat's target of 500 by the end of this year.
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CBA, Samsung and Bayer dropped from DJSI World index
13 September 2018S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM have excluded Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Samsung Electronics and healthcare company Bayer from the widely-followed Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World).
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The growing pains of green bond funds
31 August 2018A lack of size, diversification and awareness are among the main challenges facing the fledgling green bond market, a poll of fund managers has revealed. Molly Wilson reports
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Pimco wins AUD440 million ESG fixed income mandate
29 August 2018Australian pension fund Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded Pimco a mandate to manage AUD440 million ($322 million) of fixed-income securities according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
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Green bond funds double AuM in 12 months (Full table here)
24 August 2018Total assets under management (AuM) in green bond funds has more than doubled since July 2017, to $5.34 billion, according to a survey by Environmental Finance. In the same period, the number of funds has risen by more than a third, to 38.