Archive

  • CalSTRS plans $300m green bond

    23 October 2019

    A $300 million green bond issue is planned to fund a new office building to be constructed by the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS).

  • Bonds round-up: New York MTA, SNCF, Tideway, CalSTRS, Kenya, Colombia ... and more

    21 August 2019

    New York MTA returns with 11th green bond, SNCF Reseau goes long with 100-year green bond and more

  • People moves: CDP, PRI, East Capital, GIG

    26 April 2019

    Bruno Sarda has joined CDP, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project, as president of North America.

  • CalSTRS supports activist hedge fund with $250 million

    15 February 2019

    The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has backed a newly launched activist investment management firm, with $250 million in funding.

  • IBRD marks 10 years of green bonds with $1.2bn issue

    14 November 2018

    The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has issued two benchmark green bonds to mark the tenth anniversary of its entry into the market in 2008.

  • People Moves: GRI and Soil Capital

    09 November 2018

    The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has announced that three members will join its board, Bekeme Masade-Olowola, Jack Ehnes, and Jianzhong Lu for an initial three-year term starting January 1.

  • People Moves: CalSTRS, BNP Paribas, ERAFP, GWEC, FC4S and Cornerstone

    26 October 2018

    Kirsty Jenkinson has been appointed as director of corporate governance at the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) and replaces Anne Sheehan, who retired in March.

  • Investors pressure oil and gas companies to improve methane disclosures

    22 October 2018

    Investor heavyweights Robeco and California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) have thrown their weight behind an initiative urging oil and gas companies to improve their disclosure of methane emissions.

  • IIGCC urges pension funds to improve climate risk management

    17 October 2018

    Pension funds have been urged to improve their management of climate-related risks and opportunities by a group of investors with more than €21 trillion ($24.3 trillion) in combined assets.

  • Investor Agenda finds $32trn of backing

    13 September 2018

    Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have signed up to an initiative to step up action on climate change.