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Profile: Axa IM's new green bond fund
11 November 2015Axa IM uses its in-house responsible investment expertise to cherry-pick labelled green bonds, and also buys unlabelled green corporate bonds, says Peter Cripps
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Axa IM launches green bond fund
11 November 2015Axa Investment Managers has launched a green bond fund.
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Schneider Electric issues €200m green bond
09 November 2015Schneider Electric has issued its inaugural €200 million ($215 million) green bond.
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Climate change of +4°C would be "uninsurable", says Axa chairman
30 October 2015If climate change raises average global temperatures to 4°C above pre-industrial levels, most assets would be uninsurable, Henri de Castries, chairman and CEO of Axa Group told an insurance seminar in Paris.
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Investors with $2.6trn of assets make divestment pledges
23 September 2015Investors with combined assets of $2.6 trillion have made pledges to divest from fossil fuels, according to a new report.
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Aloe Energy bags €200m refinancing deal for solar portfolio
15 September 2015Renewables operator Aloe Energy has agreed a €200 million ($226 million) debt package to refinance a solar portfolio.
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California passes bill to force state pension funds to divest from coal
04 September 2015California's two state pension funds, the largest in the US, look increasingly likely to be forced to divest from coal after a bill requiring them to do so was passed by the State Assembly.
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Aviva plans £500m/year in low-carbon investments, threatens coal divestment
28 July 2015UK insurer Aviva aims to invest £500 million ($780 million) in renewable energy and energy efficiency in each of the next five years.
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Time to believe in miracles?
08 July 2015Numerous policy announcements and actions from companies are helping to put climate change firmly on the agenda, fuelling hopes of a meaningful climate agreement in Paris in December, says Peter Cripps
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More than $5bn committed to Divest Invest
03 July 2015More than $5 billion has been committed to a campaign to divest from fossil fuel companies and invest the freed up capital in the low-carbon economy.