Archive

  • Credit Suisse ocean health impact fund raises $212m

    30 September 2020

    Credit Suisse has announced its impact fund addressing ocean health and engaging to create a sustainable blue economy has raised $212 million.

  • Bridges and AEA plan $400m SDG-aligned IPO

    17 September 2020

    UK-based investment firm Bridges Fund Management and US-based AEA Investors plan to raise $400 million by floating a new 'blank-check acquisition company' with a focus on impact investing.

  • Credit Suisse launches 'ocean engagement' fund

    07 September 2020

    Credit Suisse is to launch an engagement-focused, impact investment fund intended to improve ocean health, in partnership with Rockefeller Asset Management.

  • No banks are outstanding at ESG, study finds

    30 July 2020

    A study of 30 leading banks concluded that not one warranted being classified as 'outstanding' when it comes to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

  • AgriFunds urged to improve natural capital risk disclosure

    07 July 2020

    Food and agriculture funds have been urged to improve reporting on nature-related risks, after a report showed major investors in the sector were materially exposed to the financial risks associated with natural capital threats.

  • Strong performance for green, social and sustainability bond funds in 2019

    16 March 2020

    After a torrid 2018 green, social and sustainability bond funds experienced a stronger performance in 2019, off the back of a rallying fixed income market. But performances were highly variable, reports Ahren Lester.

  • Shipping - the trillion-dollar challenge

    24 January 2020

    The growing support for the Poseidon Principles underlines the crucial role for finance in helping the shipping industry chart a course towards a greener future, says Ahren Lester

  • People Moves, 6 January: Posaidon, Cerema, Rest

    06 January 2020
  • Credit Suisse to cease funding new coal-fired plants

    11 December 2019

    In a significant shift to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy, Credit Suisse is to stop any form of financing specifically related to the development of new coal-fired power plants.

  • Private banks double the number of sustainable funds offered

    08 November 2019

    Private banks have doubled the number of sustainability-themed funds they offer, compared with a year ago, but they are still "far behind" when it comes to integrating sustainability into their business, a report argues.