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Global investor coalition calls for ambitious climate deal
18 September 2014A coalition of some of the world's biggest investors has demanded an ambitious climate deal to help unlock the $1 trillion of investment needed to combat climate change.
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$5trn investor group pushes for sustainability action
22 May 2014There is a "moral, financial and economic case for action" from the investment community to deal with environmental risks that intersect with financial markets, a report published by 11 major investors has claimed.
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Wind farm investments help drive healthy returns for PensionDanmark
27 February 2014PensionDanmark's pioneering investments in wind farms provided a return of 9.1% last year, underpinning a "very satisfactory" performance for the firm and offsetting the poor results from its bond portfolio.
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Danish pension funds invest in 'groundbreaking' public-private climate fund
14 January 2014Some of Denmark's biggest pension funds and a private investment firm have invested in a climate fund focused on developing countries launched by the Danish government.
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Leading the pack
09 January 2014PensionDanmark has invested heavily in renewable energy – a step the majority of its peers have not taken. Its CEO Torben Möger Pedersen tells Elza Holmstedt Pell how renewables have become a 'mainstream' investment for the pension fund
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Cape Wind inks deal with Siemens
23 December 2013Cape Wind took a step closer to becoming the first commercial-scale offshore farm in US waters after it awarded Siemens a contract to supply and maintain its turbines.
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PRI appoints external advisor after two more Danish signatories exit
20 December 2013The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) today pledged to appoint an independent external advisor to review its governance after two more Danish signatories exited the initiative as a result of governance concerns.
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Six Danish investors leave PRI, blaming governance issues
13 December 2013Six Danish pension funds have exited the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), accusing the organisation of not meeting "basic requirements for good corporate governance".
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Danish pension fund invests in wind project through export credit agency
11 December 2013Pension fund PFA has invested DKK240 million ($45 million) in an Irish wind farm through Danish export credit agency EKF.
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Derisking renewables
05 December 2013A cocktail of risks has hampered investment in low-carbon technologies. Public-backed guarantees, among others, should increasingly be used to help the capital flow, argues Gianleo Frisari