Archive

  • Green bond comment, February 2021: Is it time for social bond focused investors to join their green peers?

    03 February 2021
  • 2021 could see 'practical application' of ESG in cat bond market

    04 January 2021

    An environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked catastrophe (cat) bond could emerge in 2021, a senior (re)insurance broker told Environmental Finance, as sponsors and investors continue to show interest in the innovative instrument

  • News round-up: US exits Paris Agreement, Willis Towers Watson, PACTA and Generali

    04 November 2020
  • Swiss Re ramps up its internal price on carbon

    16 September 2020

    Several leading European insurance groups - Swiss Re, Generali, Allianz and Aviva Europe - have announced bold actions to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

  • Evli launches corporate green bond fund

    19 August 2020

    Finnish bank and asset manager Evli has launched a fund focused on green corporate bonds.

  • Insurers' oil and gas activities to be next under spotlight

    18 June 2020

    Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September to explain the measures they are taking to reduce exposure to the sector, according to environmental NGOs.

  • Denmark's PFA joins Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

    13 May 2020

    PFA, a Danish insurer and pension fund, has become the 23rd member of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.

  • Could Generali's Green ILS framework kickstart a new market?

    22 April 2020

    Issuing green cat bonds could help the Italian insurer to diversify its investor base, Mirko Sartori tells Peter Cripps

  • Growing evidence of greenium for green bonds, says CBI

    03 April 2020

    There is growing evidence that green bonds are attracting a 'greenium' amid strong investor demand, a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has found.

  • Generali launches the first green ILS framework

    26 February 2020

    Italian insurer Generali has issued a framework for issuing "green" insurance-linked securities (ILS) that will allow it to invest in sustainable assets and underwriting.