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  • Key COP21 target for ratification reached

    21 September 2016

    The Paris climate deal moved a step closer to becoming law today after the number of countries that ratified it hit 60.

  • Who will win the race to become the green financial capital of the world?

    19 September 2016

    Financial centres across the globe are vying to place themselves at the heart of the emerging, low-carbon, resource-resilient economy, reports Hamza Ali

  • PRI to expel poor performers

    12 September 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment plans to name and shame the leaders and laggards among its signatories, as it enters its second decade. Graham Cooper reports

  • China plans mandatory ESG disclosure

    08 September 2016

    China's recently announced plans to 'green' its financial system will require better disclosure of companies' performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, according to a senior official from the country's central bank.

  • Handelsbanken - backing sustainability for the long haul

    07 September 2016

    Sweden's Handelsbanken believes its sustainable lending and investment policies help it outperform its peers. Graham Cooper reports

  • Asian banks focus on climate change opportunities, not risks

    06 September 2016

    Asian banks are more focussed on the opportunities arising from climate change than the risks, according to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC).

  • PRI issues ESG guide for equity investors

    05 September 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has issued a guide to help asset owners and fund managers integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their equity investment decisions.

  • Green bond comment - August

    02 September 2016

    The green bond market could see $100 billion of issues this year.

  • $13trn of investors call on G20 to act on Paris agreement

    24 August 2016

    An investor coalition representing $13 trillion of assets has urged the G20 to ratify the Paris climate agreement this year and take action to ensure that its targets are met.

  • Green bond market gets its first 'panda' issue

    02 August 2016

    A Hong Kong-based water company has issued what it claims is the first green 'panda bond'.