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  • The 12 themes set to shape 2019

    04 January 2019

    What are the areas to watch for responsible investing in 2019, asks Peter Cripps

  • Nine banks add their backing to Principles for Responsible Banking

    18 December 2018

    A further nine banks and eight other stakeholders have backed the fledgling Principles for Responsible Banking, the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has revealed.

  • UNEP FI calls for impact-focussed business models

    27 November 2018

    New business models which target social, economic and environmental impacts from the outset can help finance sustainable development at lower cost and with less risk than traditional approaches, according to a UN report.

  • Tool identifies natural capital risks and opportunities

    26 November 2018

    The FTSE 100 index's vulnerability to risks caused by environmental disruptions has been outlined by a new tool.

  • Financial centres set out principles for sustainability taxonomies

    18 September 2018

    The International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) has set out ten principles that sustainability taxonomies should meet to avoid increasing transaction costs for financial institutions and to avoid policy confusion.

  • Investor Agenda finds $32trn of backing

    13 September 2018

    Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have signed up to an initiative to step up action on climate change.

  • Banks report on TCFD-linked pilot study into physical risks

    17 July 2018

    A scenario-based approach to help banks estimate the climate-related physical risks in their loan portfolios has been published in response to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • Investors press politicians to facilitate more low-carbon investment

    04 June 2018

    Leading institutional investors have called on national governments to act more urgently to spur private sector capital into low-carbon investments.

  • New report aims to help companies disclose physical climate risks

    01 June 2018

    The disclosure of physical climate risks has received less attention than reporting transition climate risks, it was claimed at the launch of a report that aims to help redress the balance.

  • Sustainable banking principles to be launched in November

    01 June 2018

    Banks from five different continents have joined forces to redefine the sector's purpose, in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.