Archive

  • RobecoSAM to decarbonise, but rejects outright fossil fuel divestment

    07 August 2015

    Sustainable investment specialist RobecoSAM has intensified its efforts to address its carbon risk, but prefers "a more nuanced approach" than outright fossil fuel divestment.

  • Water investment set to pour into emerging markets, says RobecoSAM

    13 July 2015

    Egypt, Vietnam and India are set to offer the greatest opportunities for investment into the water sector, according to a report by RobecoSAM.

  • EAPF names sustainable equity mandate winners after extensive search

    02 July 2015

    The UK's Environment Agency pension fund (EAPF) has selected four asset managers for its global sustainability equity mandate after a wide-ranging search.

  • Scandinavia dominates RobecoSAM's sustainability rankings

    30 June 2015

    Sweden, Norway and Denmark all feature in the top 10 most sustainable countries, according to a report looking at "key risk and return drivers for investors".

  • Shell, Statoil commit to improving disclosure of climate change risks

    20 May 2015

    Shareholders of Shell and Statoil have overwhelmingly passed resolutions committing the companies to improve disclosure of their climate change strategies and to aim for an 'A' rating in the CDP Leadership Performance Index.

  • Water risks must not take a back seat to carbon, says Ceres

    15 April 2015

    Investors must not continue to neglect water risks in favour of carbon-related issues, according to sustainable investment coalition, Ceres.

  • Renewables stocks recover in buoyant Q1

    13 April 2015

    Renewable energy stocks bounced back in the first quarter of 2015, after being dragged down by the oil price collapse in the preceding months.

  • RobecoSAM, S&P Dow Jones launch ESG-tilted sovereign bond index

    08 April 2015

    Asset management firm RobecoSAM has teamed up with S&P Dow Jones Indices to develop a sovereign bond index that reflects countries' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

  • Climate Change Capital spins out private equity arm

    06 March 2015

    Climate Change Capital (CCC) is spinning out its €200 million ($221 million) private equity arm into a standalone venture.

  • Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry

    11 February 2015

    Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.