-
Insurers say climate change is now their top risk
08 April 2019Climate 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 2019A 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 2019Eiopa tells French insurers at Paris conference
-
Bank of America makes additional $300bn pledge to finance low-carbon business
05 April 2019Bank 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 2019Xiaofei 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 2019Norway’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 2019Both co-CEOs of RobecoSAM have resigned, the sustainability-focused asset manager revealed today.
-
GBPs publish green buildings impact reporting guidance
05 April 2019A ‘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 2019The 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 2019A 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.