Archive

  • Why did environmental funds have such a horrid time in 2018?

    30 January 2019

    Many environmental funds underperformed their benchmarks last year, says Peter Cripps

  • ESG data has 'lost the plot when it comes to impact'

    24 May 2018

    The environmental, social and governance (ESG) data industry has lost the plot when it comes to assessing sustainability and impact, a leading sustainability-focused fund manager has claimed.

  • People Moves: Wheb, PwC, Moody's, Mainstream, Varma, FTSE Russell

    08 September 2017

    Ingrid Holmes has joined asset manager Wheb's independent advisory committee to review the holdings in Wheb's investments funds.

  • Wheb targets increased wind and solar energy investment

    04 July 2017

    Specialist investment firm Wheb aims to grow its flagship Sustainability Fund's holdings in wind energy and solar, it says.

  • WHEB to manage Australian sustainability fund

    29 June 2017

    WHEB Asset Management will take over the management of an Australian sustainability fund.

  • Wheb details impact of its sustainability fund

    17 May 2017

    Specialist investment firm Wheb Asset Management has estimated the environmental impact of its FP Wheb Sustainability fund and said that all the fund's holdings directly support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Sustainable investors see the bright side in the Trump shock

    09 November 2016

    Sustainable investors are optimistic that Donald Trump's victory will not be as negative for their portfolios as many of the headlines suggest.

  • UK grid company gives boost to battery storage market

    31 August 2016

    National Grid, the company that owns the electricity transmission network in England and Wales, has committed to buy some 200MW of energy storage capacity.

  • 2016 'important year for batteries' but Wheb not yet ready to invest

    01 March 2016

    Sustainable investor Wheb Asset Management predicts that 2016 will be a "make or break" year for batteries, but says it's not yet ready to invest in the theme.

  • EF BRIEFS: FrieslandCampina, NTR wind fund, Engie, Enel, ScottishPower, Wheb

    29 February 2016

    Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina has become the second issuer to issue a green Schuldschein – a type of German privately-placed debt instrument similar to a mid-term note.