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  • Frank Elderson: Covid-19 recovery should 'aim for 1.5°C economy'

    02 July 2020

    Frank Elderson, executive director of supervision at the central bank of the Netherlands (DNB), has called for any recovery plan from the Covid-19 pandemic to be aligned with 1.5°C of global warming by 2050.

  • IOPS says ESG integration 'is in line with fiduciary duty'

    24 October 2019

    A group of 87 pension fund regulators and supervisors has been advised to clarify that the explicit integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into pension fund investment and risk management is in line with fund managers' fiduciary duties.

  • People Moves: Newton, AMF, LuxSE, Church Commissioners

    27 September 2019

    Newton Investment Management has hired Andrew Parry as head of sustainable investment, as part of the expansion of its responsible investment team.

  • Lombard Odier hires Kaminker

    07 August 2019

    Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has recruited Christopher Kaminker for the newly created role of head of sustainable investment research & strategy.

  • People Moves: SEB, Crédit Agricole, Amundi, BNP Paribas, RLAM, SIF

    19 July 2019

    Kaminker departs SEB, Crédit Agricole hires former HSBC head and more

  • Overcoming the obstacles facing blended finance

    17 July 2019

    Junji Hatano examines the issues that must be tackled to achieve dramatic growth in blended finance for sustainable development in developing countries.

  • ASEAN green infrastructure facility aims to catalyse $1bn in blended finance

    08 April 2019

    Southeast Asian governments, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and major European development banks have joined forces to launch a blended finance facility that aims to invest more than $1 billion in green infrastructure across Southeast Asia.

  • People Moves: UN Environment, Northern Trust Asset Management, Liontrust and United Nations-led Climate Technology Centre and Network

    22 February 2019

    Inger Andersen has been elected as executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to replace Erik Solheim.

  • Governments urged to adopt ‘transformative’ approach to sustainable infrastructure

    07 January 2019

    Governments have been urged to promote a ‘transformative’ rather than ‘incremental’ approach to climate-friendly infrastructure as a way to bring in new investors and new sources of finance.

  • The 12 themes set to shape 2019

    04 January 2019

    What are the areas to watch for responsible investing in 2019, asks Peter Cripps