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Allianz buys solar farm from BayWa
18 June 2014Allianz Global Investors has bought a UK solar farm from the renewables arm of German conglomerate BayWa, and the two firms are in talks about further deals.
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$5trn investor group pushes for sustainability action
22 May 2014There is a "moral, financial and economic case for action" from the investment community to deal with environmental risks that intersect with financial markets, a report published by 11 major investors has claimed.
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Expect more frequent weather extremes, says Allianz director
04 March 2014Recent extreme weather conditions in the UK and the US are connected, and are likely to be more frequent in the future, according to Clement Booth, a member of Allianz's management board.
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Insured losses from EU floods may treble by 2050
04 March 2014The cost of floods in the EU may double to €23.5 billion a year by 2050, according to an academic study.
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Allianz to engage clients on sustainability risks
19 February 2014Allianz has become the latest insurer to subscribe to the Principles for Sustainable Insurance, a UN-supported programme to encourage greater integration of environmental, social and governance issues into underwriting and investment.
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French cleantech fund makes first US investment
10 October 2013A young Paris-based venture capital firm specialising in clean energy and environmental technologies has bought an undisclosed stake in a Californian energy efficiency company.
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Northern lights
10 October 2013While many countries covet the US shale gas revolution, could Scandinavia help lead a more sustainable revolution in Europe?
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People moves, late September
01 October 2013The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at J. Safra Sarasin, Standard Life Investments, Allianz Global Investors, F&C Investments, Carbon Capture and Storage Association and more
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Allianz closes €150m renewables fund, and appoints new manager
19 September 2013Allianz Global Investors (GI) has reached a final close for a renewables fund, with €150 million ($203 million) of commitments from institutional investors, and recruited a new manager to bolster its clean energy team.
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BoA, UBS in, but HSBC out of sustainability index
12 September 2013Bank of America, UBS and United Parcel Service are the largest of 39 companies admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), following an annual review of constituents carried out by sustainable investment specialist RobecoSAM.