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  • Assessing Asian green bonds

    14 August 2020

    Reporting of environmental and social impact is 'patchy' among Asian green bonds, finds a report, which recommends eight priorities for the market. Ahren Lester reports

  • Equator Principles revision under fire from investors and NGOs

    28 August 2019

    A proposed revision of the Equator Principles does not go far enough in respecting the rights of indigenous peoples affected by major investment projects, according to more than 50 institutional investors.

  • The next frontier of responsible investment

    25 June 2018

    The next frontier of responsible investment will see investors become more active in lobbying policymakers to create a regulatory environment that better suits their long-term objectives, according to Jane Ambachtsheer, head of responsible investment at Mercer.

  • Trump executive order takes 'sledgehammer' to US climate action

    29 March 2017

    US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order cancelling the Clean Power Plan (CPP) – the flagship climate policy of his predecessor – in a move described "taking a sledgehammer to US climate action".

  • People moves - 24 June 2016

    24 June 2016

    The latest moves at CMIA, Green Alliance, SunEdison and Hermes EOS

  • 'Historic' G7 agreement adds further momentum ahead of Paris

    08 June 2015

    Leaders of the G7 nations today reinforced their commitment to combat climate change in a "historic" announcement that some believe "signals the end of the fossil fuel age".