Archive

  • NIB and BNP Paribas join GBP ExCom

    24 June 2016

    Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and BNP Paribas have appointed to the executive committee (ExCom) of the Green Bond Principles (GBP).

  • ESG ratings for funds

    22 June 2016

    Sustainability scores for funds are not perfect, but are a useful addition to the many tools available to responsible investors, reflects Hamza Ali

  • PRI 'can't be both promoter and examiner' of responsible investment

    22 June 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) cannot remain both the "promotor and examiner" of responsible investment, according to a panel of industry leaders.

  • 'The irresistible force'

    17 June 2016

    Investors are increasingly demanding that companies disclose material climate risks. CalPERS' Anne Simpson tells Peter Cripps why

  • Green Bond Principles revised to improve transparency

    16 June 2016

    Better reporting and more transparency are the key aims of the latest edition of the Green Bond Principles (GBP), the self-regulatory guidelines shaping the fast-growing market.

  • GBPs rule against 'pure-play green bonds'

    16 June 2016

    Pure-play companies - those that derive most or all of their revenues from green activities - should not automatically label their bonds as green, according to a clarification in the latest iteration of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).

  • Green Bond Principles social bond annex revealed

    16 June 2016

    The Green Bond Principles (GPBs) has published a social bonds annex in the latest version of the voluntary guidelines.

  • Investors warn insurers about stranded assets arising from climate change action

    24 May 2016

    US insurers and their regulators should pay more attention to the risk that fossil fuel assets in which they are invested could become 'stranded' as a result of action to combat climate change, a group of major investors has warned.

  • PRI at 10: A time to reflect and look ahead

    27 April 2016

    On the 10-year anniversary of the official launch of the PRI, Fiona Reynolds reflects that much has been achieved - but much remains to be done

  • Investors urged to steer carefully around autos following Mitsubishi scandal

    20 April 2016

    Investors were warned to be wary of the automobile sector after another major manufacturer was embroiled in an emissions scandal.