Archive

  • People Moves: SUSI Partners and HSBC

    17 August 2018

    Wymen Chan has been hired as managing director by SUSI Partners to lead its investment team in Singapore.

  • Carbon market sentiment strengthens

    23 May 2018

    Sentiment about carbon prices is becoming increasingly bullish, but "a huge gap remains between current price expectations and what's needed to achieve the 2°C goal" set by the Paris climate agreement.

  • People moves: SASB, FMO, SLM and IHS Towers

    27 April 2018

    Jean Rogers has stepped down from her role as chair of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

  • SDGs are not a 'silver bullet' for investors, says Schroders

    12 March 2018

    Schroders has expressed its concern that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are "misappropriated and misused", as "they were not designed for investors" in the first place.

  • Lloyd's issues call to arms to insurers on climate change

    23 November 2017

    A call to action was issued to the insurance sector to step up its efforts to deal with climate change, as it comes to terms with what is expected to be the most costly year on record for natural disasters.

  • Five key reasons to invest in the SDGs

    13 October 2017

    There are five key reasons why investors should embrace the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a report argues.

  • COP 23: What success means for investors

    06 October 2017

    This year's UN climate change conference in Bonn (COP23), while a far cry from the highs of the Paris talks of 2015, is crucial for the implementation of the new agreement. Katie Kouchakji talks to some finance sector leaders about their criteria for its success

  • People Moves: Wheb, PwC, Moody's, Mainstream, Varma, FTSE Russell

    08 September 2017

    Ingrid Holmes has joined asset manager Wheb's independent advisory committee to review the holdings in Wheb's investments funds.

  • French property group uses green bonds to boost CSR effort

    05 September 2017

    French real estate investor Icade has issued a green bond to support its corporate social responsibility (CSR) ambitions.

  • Paris rebrands its sustainable finance initiative as Finance for Tomorrow

    16 June 2017

    An initiative aiming to position Paris as a global leader in green finance has been rebranded to give it fresh impetus.