Archive

  • People Moves

    27 April 2016

    The latest peoples moves, including changes at Pegasus Capital, TerraForm Power, LSE, Calvert and RobecoSAM

  • London stock exchange appoints David Harris to new sustainability position

    13 April 2016

    David Harris has been appointed to head up London Stock Exchange Group's sustainability efforts in addition to his duties at FTSE Russell.

  • MSCI, FTSE add to range of ESG indexes

    12 April 2016

    Two more indexes that aim to give institutional investors exposure to companies whose products and services address major environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges, have been launched by MSCI and FTSE Russell.

  • UK pension funds 'in limbo' over divestment

    25 November 2015

    Pension funds in the UK have been left "in a kind of limbo" regarding divestment, following the recent government decision on fiduciary duty.

  • FTSE and Johannesburg Stock Exchange launch responsible investment indexes

    12 October 2015

    Index heavyweight FTSE Russell has launched a series of responsible investment indexes in partnership with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

  • Volkswagen ejected from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

    29 September 2015

    Volkswagen (VW) has been ejected from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) as the company continues to be hurt by the fall-out from its emissions scandal.

  • FTSE creates indexes to exclude coal

    30 July 2015

    FTSE Russell has extended its range of fossil-fuel free indexes with a new series excluding coal and mining firms, as the divestment movement gathers pace.

  • FTSE Russell and Johannesburg Stock Exchange to create new ESG indexes

    03 June 2015

    A new environmental, social and governance (ESG) index series will be created through a collaboration between London-based global index provider FTSE Russell and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

  • 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.

  • Rating agencies are 'not adequately taking ESG into account'

    06 February 2014

    Credit rating agencies are currently failing to adequately take account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, a conference heard, with some market participants rating their performance as just three out of 10.