Archive

  • Comment: Can 'fintech' help 'green' the real economy?

    10 March 2017

    Innovation in financial technology should aim to address sustainability challenges in the real economy, says Andrew Voysey

  • Australian banks shine in RobecoSAM ratings

    24 January 2017

    Just six financial institutions have been awarded 'gold stars' in RobecoSAM's 2017 Sustainability Yearbook, and three of them were Australian banks.

  • ​Pension fund licenses two ESG indexes

    04 January 2017

    Two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes have been licensed to a pension fund.

  • Companies take $14bn hit from water problems in 2016, CDP finds

    18 November 2016

    The value of water-related financial impacts borne by companies soared to $14 billion last year, up from $2.6 billion the previous year.

  • Investors and industry hail entry into force of Paris Agreement

    06 October 2016

    Institutional investors and leading industrial companies have welcomed the news that the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change will come into force on 4 November.

  • Key COP21 target for ratification reached

    21 September 2016

    The Paris climate deal moved a step closer to becoming law today after the number of countries that ratified it hit 60.

  • Societe Generale, HSBC and Exane dominate 2016 SRI awards

    20 July 2016

    Societe Generale held on to its crown as best 'SRI and Sustainability' brokerage in this year's survey of the European investment community by WeConvene Extel and the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF).

  • NIB and BNP Paribas join GBP ExCom

    24 June 2016

    Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and BNP Paribas have appointed to the executive committee (ExCom) of the Green Bond Principles (GBP).

  • Engie's notes to be removed from Barclays MSCI green bond index

    13 June 2016

    Engie's notes have been removed from the Barclays MSCI green bond index, following a long-awaited review of its rules.

  • HSBC recommends offshore dollar-denominated Chinese green bonds

    10 May 2016

    Offshore dollar-denominated green bonds from Chinese issuers are an attractive sector of the green bond market at present, according to HSBC analysts.