Archive

  • BNP launches new ESG analysis service

    15 June 2016

    BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPPSS) has launched a service to help institutional investors monitor the performance of their portfolios in terms of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

  • Carbon market value to rise 25% in 2016, predicts Reuters

    11 January 2016

    The value of emissions allowances and credits traded in the world's carbon markets is expected to grow by 25% this year, after an 11% rise last year, according to Thomson Reuters.

  • EF BRIEFS: Downing, Lekela, Recurrent Energy, Enbridge, Climate Bonds Initiative, GRI, Global CCS Institute, IETA

    06 November 2015

    London-based investment firm Downing will invest £20 million ($30 million) in biomass projects as part of a joint venture with developer Strand Energy.

  • Calvert report shows positive effect of ESG on equity investments

    24 July 2015

    Incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions can enhance the risk-adjusted performance of an equity portfolio, a report by responsible investment firm Calvert Investment Management has found.

  • Korean carbon price seen reaching to $30 by 2017

    05 November 2014

    The price of one tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) in South Korea's forthcoming emissions trading system (ETS) is likely to be close to $7.50 next year, rising to $18 in 2016 and $30 in 2017, according to analysts at Thomson Reuters.

  • Reuters launches ESG indices for European market

    03 September 2014

    Thomson Reuters has launched a suite of indices that measure the performance of European companies that it believes have superior environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.

  • EU energy and environmental reforms could see carbon price soar

    01 September 2014

    The price of allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) could rise almost four-fold to €23 ($30) per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2030 if proposed energy and environmental reforms are implemented, according to Thomson Reuters.

  • Kepler Cheuvreux retains top spot in SRI awards

    17 July 2014

    Kepler Cheuvreux retained the top spot in a leading social and responsible investment (SRI) survey, winning the title of leading brokerage firm in the space.

  • Cheuvreux retains sustainability title in Extel survey

    12 June 2013

    Kepler Cheuvreux has been voted best pan-European brokerage firm for sustainability research in the annual Thomson Reuters Extel survey.