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New report aims to help companies disclose physical climate risks
01 June 2018The disclosure of physical climate risks has received less attention than reporting transition climate risks, it was claimed at the launch of a report that aims to help redress the balance.
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Aviva calls for global definition of fiduciary duty incorporating sustainability
23 March 2017UK insurance giant Aviva has called on the UN, OECD and G20 to adopt universal rules on fiduciary responsibility that allow the investors to incorporate longer-term risks such as climate change.
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COP Blog: Paris's $100bn question
01 December 2015Much more needs to be done if promises to channel $100 billion a year of climate finance to developing nations are to be kept, says Karen Orenstein
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Climate finance for emerging markets jumps 19% to $62bn in 2014
08 October 2015Finance from industrialised nations to support climate change projects in developing countries rose 19% to $62 billion in 2014 from $52 billion the previous year, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Quotes of the Quarter
26 June 2015Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the second quarter of 2015.
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'Big, fat carbon price' called for at Paris climate meeting
22 May 2015Investors and businesses have issued a clarion call for "a big fat price on carbon" ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris.
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'Climate finance' investments fall in 2012 as 2°C target drifts further away
22 October 2013The amount of climate finance invested fell last year to $359 billion, a study has revealed, with private investments showing a marked slowdown.
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Green infrastructure needs $1trn/year from institutional investors, says OECD
21 October 2013Governments and policymakers are looking to pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors to provide up to $1 trillion a year for green infrastructure, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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OECD chief backs warnings on 'stranded assets'
09 October 2013If governments impose caps on carbon emissions, the risk of "unburnable" fossil fuel assets "could have a significant impact on the valuation of some companies", Angel Gurria, secretary general of the OECD said today.
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OECD helping Puma with environmental accounting drive
04 June 2013The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has joined Puma in its push to encourage more companies to adopt the sportswear firm's method of pricing its environmental impact.