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Corporates converge to increase sustainable finance influence
15 January 2019A group of Europe’s largest corporate issuers of green and sustainable bonds has created a forum to help ‘put business at the forefront’ of the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Top lead managers of 2018 predict buoyant green, social and sustainability bond market
15 January 2019The biggest underwriters in the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market in 2018 have predicted a strong year of issuance.
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ESG stock outperformance driven by heightened demand, says Amundi
15 January 2019Stocks that score highly on environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes have delivered above average returns since 2014, according to a study by Amundi.
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Swiss Re estimates 2018 catastrophe bill at $2.9bn
15 January 2019Swiss Re expects a bill from large catastrophes and man-made disasters of $2.9 billion for 2018 with nearly half coming from the fourth quarter alone.
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BlackRock urged to back words with actions in AGM season
14 January 2019The world’s largest money manager has been pressured to back climate-related shareholder resolutions, in a letter addressed to its CEO Larry Fink by investors and NGOs.
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EU Carbon market update, 14 January 2019
14 January 2019EUA prices slid in another tumultuous week, says Louis Redshaw.
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ERM snaps up SustainAbility as industry consolidation continues
14 January 2019Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a specialist consultancy with 160 offices worldwide, has acquired SustainAbility, the pioneering think tank and advisory firm set up by John Elkington and Julia Hailes in 1987.
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Circularity Capital closes upsized equity fund at £60m
14 January 2019Circularity Capital has reached a £60 million ($77 million) final close for an equity fund – smashing its £50 million target.
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People moves: World Bank, BlackRock, IIGCC, Partners Group, Greencoat, PRI, SASB, US SIF, Osmosis and Grantham Institute
14 January 2019The World Bank has launched a search for a new president after Jim Yong Kim announced he would leave his role three years earlier than expected, to become a partner at Global Infrastructure Partners.
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The tragic V sign
14 January 2019A radical rethink of land management and agricultural policy is required to help combat further biodiversity loss, says Sarasin's Henry Boucher