Archive

  • Norges Bank endorses EU public reporting reforms

    23 July 2018

    The investment manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has welcomed proposals to increasingly consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the European public reporting framework.

  • Sovereign wealth funds worth $3trn devise climate framework

    06 July 2018

    Six of the biggest sovereign wealth funds, with a combined $3 trillion in assets, have come together to launch a framework on how to integrate climate change into their investment decisions.

  • People moves: Loomis Sayles, APG Asset Management, Axa Investment Managers and NatureBank Asset Management

    20 April 2018

    Loomis Sayles has appointed Kathleen Bochman as director of environmental, social and governance (ESG).

  • $3trn of investors launch pilot group on TCFD

    15 March 2018

    Nine investors representing around $3 trillion of assets have joined forces to promote climate transparency.

  • Norway's wealth fund puts shipping and power under scrutiny

    12 March 2018

    The world's largest sovereign wealth fund is expected to expand its emissions exclusion criteria to cover more sectors.

  • Norway oil fund plots path to divestment

    16 February 2018

    Norway's finance ministry has set up an expert group to explore radical changes to the way it invests in energy stocks through its $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, including abandoning investments in oil and gas companies.

  • TCFD: Investors should use 'building blocks' to assess climate scenarios

    06 February 2018

    Investors should question whether the climate scenarios produced by the companies they own are credible, by considering five key aspects, a report has argued.

  • 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

  • NBIM says palm oil still too risky to invest in

    10 March 2017

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages Norway's $900 billion sovereign wealth fund, has said it considers the palm oil sector to be still "too risky for investment".

  • Sustainalytics opens Tokyo office as it eyes Asia expansion

    02 September 2016

    Sustainalytics has opened an office in Tokyo, as it looks to expand its Asian activities.