-
‘Misunderstood’ EU sustainability taxonomy is not straitjacket, says EIB
01 October 2018The European Commission’s proposed taxonomy on sustainability activities should not be misconstrued as an effort to impose a straitjacket on the market, according to a director at the European Investment Bank (EIB).
-
Green bond round-up, 26 September 2018
26 September 2018The Asian Development Bank has issued a $750 million green bond – its first benchmark transaction denominated in USD since August last year.
-
People Moves: AXA, Lightsource BP, Triodos, Zurich
24 September 2018AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has set up a central responsible investment (RI) team, as it seeks to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into all of its investment platforms.
-
Nuveen charts course for zero carbon real estate portfolio
24 September 2018US asset manager Nuveen is developing a 'route map' to show how to make its real estate equity portfolio net zero-carbon by 2050.
-
Big four audit firms under spotlight on climate reporting
19 September 2018The ‘big four’ audit firms have been challenged to explain their failure to flag deficiencies in companies’ climate risk reporting.
-
SGD1.2bn green loan for Singapore building issued
18 September 2018The first syndicated, secured green loan in South East Asia has been issued, raising SGD1.2 billion ($900 million) to help fund an environmentally-friendly green building in Singapore.
-
Global Climate Action Summit - three key takeaways
18 September 2018Last week's Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in California saw CEOs, investors, political leaders and celebrities step up global action on climate change. Paul Simpson looks at three of the hottest topics
-
ING adopts science-based targets
17 September 2018Dutch bank ING said it will adopt science-based targets to steer its €500 billion ($580 billion) lending portfolio towards a low-carbon future.
-
IIRC prepares 'global momentum' phase of integrated reporting
14 September 2018The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has heralded a series of ‘breakthrough moments’ for integrated reporting, as it prepares to enter its ‘global momentum’ phase next month.
-
World Bank issues sustainability-linked notes for UBS clients
12 September 2018The World Bank has partnered with UBS to offer a bond linked to a sustainability index to help raise funds for its sustainable development work.