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  • Insurers say climate change is now their top risk

    08 April 2019

    Climate change has supplanted cyber risk as the top risk for the world's insurers, according to a recent survey.

  • Investors up pressure on mining companies to disclose

    08 April 2019

    A group of investors with $10.3 trillion in assets has demanded that mining companies provide disclosures, within 45 days, on every tailings facility under their control.

  • 13% of European insurance assets exposed to climate risk

    05 April 2019

    Eiopa tells French insurers at Paris conference

  • Bank of America makes additional $300bn pledge to finance low-carbon business

    05 April 2019

    Bank of America has committed to mobilise an additional $300 billion in capital by 2030 through its Environmental Business Initiative.

  • People moves: ING, Natixis CIB

    05 April 2019

    Xiaofei Guo has been promoted to become vice president of sustainable finance at ING.

  • Norway’s oil fund opens door to investments in unlisted renewables

    05 April 2019

    Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is to be allowed to invest in unlisted renewables assets, following a decision by the country’s finance ministry.

  • RobecoSAM rocked by resignation of both co-CEOs

    05 April 2019

    Both co-CEOs of RobecoSAM have resigned, the sustainability-focused asset manager revealed today.

  • GBPs publish green buildings impact reporting guidance

    05 April 2019

    A ‘harmonised framework for impact reporting on green building projects’ has been published by the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).

  • BlackRock: climate risks are not being priced-in

    04 April 2019

    The world's largest asset manager BlackRock has found evidence that physical climate risks are not being priced into investments, in a report that is expected to deliver "a thunderbolt for investors".

  • ESG-compliant pension product gets EU Parliament approval

    04 April 2019

    A proposal for an ESG-compliant Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) that could unlock €700 billion ($785 billion) in assets by 2030 has won EU Parliamentary approval.