Archive

  • People moves: Carbon Tracker Initiative, CalPERS, PGGM and BMO Global Asset Management

    06 April 2018

    Mark Lewis has left Barclays to become the new head of research and managing director of Carbon Tracker Initiative.

  • BMO launches responsible corporate bond fund

    08 March 2018

    BMO Global Asset Management has expanded its responsible fund range with the launch of a Euro corporate bond fund.

  • Trump highlights need for responsible investment funds, says BMO

    26 May 2017

    A Trump presidency increases the need for a sustainable global equities strategy, according to one fund manager.

  • BMO to exclude fossil fuel companies from £1.56bn responsible funds range

    15 May 2017

    BMO Global Asset Management will exclude all companies with fossil fuel reserves from its Responsible Funds range, which has £1.56 billion ($2 billion) in assets under management.

  • Shareholders to march on AGM season buoyed by Paris & TCFD

    31 March 2017

    With more than 100 environmental shareholder resolutions already filed, it is financial firms as well as the oil & gas majors that are in the firing line, reports Joe Walsh

  • SDGs are becoming the language for investors when it comes to assessing impact

    24 March 2017

    The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are becoming the common language when it comes to reporting and communicating on investment impact, according to one asset manager.

  • People Moves: SIF, PiP, Speedwell, Dentons, BMO, RCG, Natural power

    20 January 2017

    Cornerstone Capital Group's Craig Metrick has been elected as chair of the board of directors of US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment.

  • Yieldco Pattern Energy buys wind stake after equity raise

    17 August 2016

    US yieldco Pattern Energy plans to buy a 50% stake in the 180MW Armow wind farm, using the proceeds of a recent equity raise.

  • Revised GBPs get qualified welcome from investors

    22 June 2016

    New guidance for issuers of 'social' bonds and 'pure-play' green bonds, in the latest version of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs), has been broadly welcomed by investors.

  • Setting the standard

    30 March 2016

    As the market grows, so too does the number of companies and organisations 'defining' what is acceptable as a green bond. Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at the patchwork of offerings and how they are set to develop