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  • Investors start to weigh water risks

    18 April 2017

    Investor interest in corporate water risk is increasing fast. A range of tools and services are being developed to help companies respond. Graham Cooper reports

  • Responsible investment grows 25% in two years

    28 March 2017

    The value of assets managed under responsible investment strategies have ballooned 25% over the past two years, thanks to rapid growth in countries such as Japan and the US, according to a report.

  • Nippon Life pledges to invest a further JPY200bn in ESG bonds

    21 March 2017

    Japanese insurer Nippon Life has pledged to invest a further JPY200 billion ($1.7 billion) in environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed bonds and similar products as part of a responsibility drive.

  • A third of PRI signatories employ no ESG specialists

    21 March 2017

    A third of signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), 33%, don't employ any members of staff specialising in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, a study has found. A further 20% employ only one.

  • Comment: Deforestation presents a material risk for investors

    17 March 2017

    NGOs and investors are increasingly pressing companies to take action against deforestation, say Mindy Lubber and Fiona Reynolds

  • PRI launches sustainable infrastructure workstream

    27 February 2017

    The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a sustainable infrastructure workstream.

  • No stopping climate action regardless of US policy, says Moody's

    16 February 2017

    Global efforts to reduce carbon emissions will not be affected by a less ambitious US climate policy under Trump, according to Moody's.

  • LSEG calls for ESG disclosures reports alongside financial reports

    09 February 2017

    The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has called on companies to report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the same way as traditional financial disclosures.

  • Ontario issues biggest ever Canadian dollar-denominated green bond

    27 January 2017

    The Government of Ontario has issued a C$800 million ($610 million) green bond, the largest ever Canadian dollar-denominated issue.

  • Rising tide of ESG regulation highlighted in new report

    26 January 2017

    There is rising tide of environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations globally, according to a new report by Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). However, more needs to be done to improve weak implementation of these policies.