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  • NN Group conducts carbon footprint analysis of investments

    01 September 2017

    Dutch insurer NN Group has published the results of its first carbon footprint analysis, and said the study could ultimately lead to divestment from companies judged to pose climate change transition risks.

  • The $9.5bn investment opportunity for water security in cities

    29 August 2017

    Nearly two-thirds of cities foresee a risk to their water supply as a result of climate change, creating a $9.5 billion investment opportunity in projects to help solve the problem, according to research by CDP.

  • People Moves: CDP, Mirova, Comgest, Man Group

    23 June 2017

    Carole Ferguson has been appointed head of investor research at CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project.

  • 'Investment-grade' carbon pricing for power sector launched

    25 May 2017

    CDP – formerly known as Carbon Disclosure Project – and low-carbon business coalition We Mean Business have partnered to create an "investment-grade" carbon pricing range for the power sector.

  • Mapping the finance for Paris

    16 May 2017

    Ian Callaghan and Tessa Tennant examine who is doing what to help finance the commitments made as part of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

  • Oil companies beginning to act on climate change, says report

    15 May 2017

    Some of the largest global oil and gas companies such as Statoil, Eni and Total are beginning to act on climate change. However, laggards like ExxonMobil are considerably behind these companies, according to a report from major investors.

  • Investors with $15trn in AUM call on global governments to implement Paris Agreement

    08 May 2017

    Investors representing more than $15 trillion in assets under management (AUM) have written to the governments of G7 and G20 countries calling on them to support and implement the commitments of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature increase to less than 2°C.

  • Investors start to weigh water risks

    18 April 2017

    Investor interest in corporate water risk is increasing fast. A range of tools and services are being developed to help companies respond. Graham Cooper reports

  • TCFD: A full disclosure

    20 March 2017

    Will the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report change the landscape for investors, asks Hamza Ali

  • Suez and Canadian pension fund acquire GE Water for €3.2bn

    09 March 2017

    French waste and water group Suez and Canadian pension fund manager Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) have partnered to buy General Electric's (GE) water division.