Archive

  • Boston Common: Differing methodologies for bank sustainable financing 'unnecessary competition'

    12 October 2020

    Boston Common Asset Management (BCAM) has criticised the increasing number of methodologies used to assess how a bank's sustainable financing commitments impact its portfolio, as a distraction from core climate goals.

  • 2DII stakeholders show support for its stance in break with SBTi

    20 August 2020

    The 2° Investing Initiative (2DII) has published feedback on its public spat with the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), showing that numerous stakeholders agree with its critique of a methodology for investors.

  • People Moves, 10 July: BT Pension; Mirova; JPMorgan; RPMI Railpen; Aegon; Gresham House

    10 July 2020

  • Business alliance calls for major changes to UK policy following pandemic

    15 June 2020

    UK-based business alliance The Aldersgate Group has called for a wide range of green-based policy responses to guide the economic rebuild in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • Best Performing Funds of 2019: Erste WWF Stock Environment

    21 February 2020

    Solar energy holdings and takeover activity pushes Erste WWF Stock Environment to deliver a strong performance in 2019, writes Ahren Lester.

  • Sustainability loan market surges past $100bn in 2019 – Refinitiv

    21 November 2019

    More than $103 billion in green and sustainability-linked loans has been announced so far in 2019, according to data provider Refinitiv.

  • People Moves: EV Private Equity, Finance Watch, ING, Solactive and PRO BTP Group

    25 October 2019

    ING Americas announced the appointment of Bloomberg's Dan Shurey as vice president for sustainable finance, covering the Americas region.

  • Marfrig's sustainable cattle bond attracts new ESG investors

    05 August 2019

    Beef producer Marfrig Global Foods was able to attract additional environmental, social and governance (ESG) investors for its $500 million Sustainable Transition Bond issued earlier this week.

  • People Moves: Nature Conservancy, UBS, Premier Asset Management, AP6, LuxFLAG

    21 June 2019

    NGO the Nature Conservancy has announced board directors and leadership members.

  • Bonds round-up: KfW, Nordea, Indiana Finance Authority, Entra ASA, Atrium Ljungberg and more...

    29 May 2019

    The German development bank has now issued 23 green bonds, from which it has raised almost $21 billion.