Archive

  • Major investor initiative to tackle climate change on four fronts announced

    01 February 2018

    A landmark initiative to spur investors to attack climate change on the four fronts of engagement, disclosure, low-carbon investing and policy advocacy has been launched.

  • Electric vehicles could hit price parity with diesel and petrol from 2022, CDP says

    19 January 2018

    Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will reach price parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles from about 2022, according to research published by CDP.

  • China launches world's largest emissions trading scheme

    19 December 2017

    China has announced the long-awaited launch of its national emissions trading scheme (ETS), which will immediately become the largest of its type in the world, according to analysts.

  • Three institutional investors join $800bn Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition

    15 December 2017

    Three institutional investors managing about $376 billion in combined assets have joined the UN's Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition (PDC).

  • Banking on Water - the role of commercial banks in water solutions

    11 December 2017

    There are five key ways in which banks can seize the opportunities presented by the water sector, argues Ambika Jindal.

  • GGFC launches green finance policy directory

    07 December 2017

    The Global Green Finance Council (GGFC) has introduced a reference guide to green finance initiatives, as sustainable finance continues to rise up the agenda.

  • Deforestation threatens tens of billions in stranded assets

    22 November 2017

    Billions of dollars of investments risk becoming stranded assets if companies do not take sufficient action to address deforestation risks, environmental non-profit CDP has warned.

  • Companies becoming big spenders on water security

    07 November 2017

    Big corporates are investing in water security at record levels while some of them are starting to adopt internal water pricing policies, a report has found.

  • More than 800 companies failing to price in carbon risk, CDP says

    12 October 2017

    More than 800 laggards are potentially at risk from future regulatory changes for carbon emissions because they don't have a plan to use internal carbon pricing, a report by CDP has found.

  • People Moves: Gridserve, CDP, Brunel Pension Partnership

    01 September 2017

    Former Greencoat Capital and Temporis Capital financier Mark Henderson has joined energy storage company Gridserve as its chief investment officer.